Chapter 17 of The Award of Justice is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Award of Justice is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him. "Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off." "Off? who says so? Got a wire from the boss?" "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
Chapter 17 of The Award of Justice is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “Got a wire from the boss?"”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."”
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading “Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.”
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading “Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.”
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading “Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.”
the first light of day
From this reading “"Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."”
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In this reading “"Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."”
In this reading “"Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."”
In this reading “Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
later than; following
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
in the past
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Got a wire from the boss?"
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."
the act of departing
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got a wire from the boss?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Off? who says so?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Off? who says so?
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
the first light of day
From this reading "Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Hello, there, Morgan, the Sunrise deal is off."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Nearly a week after the departure of Houston for Silver City, as Morgan was passing the sorting rooms one morning, on his way from the mines to the mills, he heard Haight calling him.
which person or people
From this reading "Off? who says so?
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Got a wire from the boss?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, she just came, about fifteen minutes ago."
Chapter 17 of The Award of Justice by A. Maynard (Anna Maynard), -1941 Barbour holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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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