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Chapter 2 of That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed! "I know," Franky stammered. "I—I see how it all happened. You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
Chapter 2 of That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “"If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!”
properly deserved
From this reading “"If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!”
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading “"If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!”
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
From this reading “"If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!”
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.”
move hurridly
From this reading “"If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!”
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I—I see how it all happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
a line of approach
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
properly deserved
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
set up or found
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know," Franky stammered.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I—I see how it all happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I—I see how it all happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know," Franky stammered.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
except for; apart from
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I—I see how it all happened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
move hurridly
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know," Franky stammered.
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
at the time that
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If I’d killed her, a French jury would have found that she deserved it!—running like a corncrake across the avenue when I was scorching up at top speed!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You had to steer slap into the bank—to save my—my wife’s life.
Chapter 2 of That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day by Richard Dehan holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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