Chapter 5 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Don grinned wolfishly. "Khor Fortress. Even I can figure that much out." Masterson stood up and paced around the office. "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
Chapter 5 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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confined by bonds
From this reading “"So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.”
terminate
From this reading “"So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Don grinned wolfishly.”
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “"Khor Fortress.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Don grinned wolfishly.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “"So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Masterson stood up and paced around the office.”
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading “Masterson stood up and paced around the office.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
confined by bonds
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
terminate
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Even I can figure that much out."
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don grinned wolfishly.
divisible by two
From this reading Even I can figure that much out."
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Even I can figure that much out."
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading "Khor Fortress.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Don grinned wolfishly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even I can figure that much out."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
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From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Khor Fortress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Even I can figure that much out."
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Even I can figure that much out."
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
a male human offspring
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even I can figure that much out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Masterson stood up and paced around the office.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So, if we can get Jasu and his son in motion and get them up in the Morek, something's bound to break.
in the manner of a wolf
From this reading Don grinned wolfishly.
Chapter 5 of The Best Made Plans by Everett B. Cole holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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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