Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other. Maybe...." "That's what I was hoping. So you'd like to go--really?" "Yes, indeed.
Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 38/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 186–190
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “"That's what I was hoping.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “"Yes, indeed.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “So you'd like to go--really?"”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, indeed.”
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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 Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So you'd like to go--really?"
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "That's what I was hoping.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's what I was hoping.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, indeed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading So you'd like to go--really?"
by chance
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading So you'd like to go--really?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you'd like to go--really?"
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From this reading "That's what I was hoping.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That's what I was hoping.
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From this reading Maybe down there we'll come to a better understanding of each other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what I was hoping.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, indeed.
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From this reading So you'd like to go--really?"
Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel by Charles Hanson Towne holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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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