Chapter 11 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I'm tired,” he replied, sulkily. “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks? It seems to me I'm always the goat.” “Oh, if that's the way you feel!” Nina said, and hung up the receiver.
Chapter 11 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading ““And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?”
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading “It seems to me I'm always the goat.””
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Nina said, and hung up the receiver.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “Nina said, and hung up the receiver.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “Nina said, and hung up the receiver.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems to me I'm always the goat.””
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ““I'm tired,” he replied, sulkily.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It seems to me I'm always the goat.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Oh, if that's the way you feel!”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading It seems to me I'm always the goat.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'm tired,” he replied, sulkily.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Nina said, and hung up the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm tired,” he replied, sulkily.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if that's the way you feel!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me I'm always the goat.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to me I'm always the goat.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Nina said, and hung up the receiver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, if that's the way you feel!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
above and across; more than
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading Nina said, and hung up the receiver.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I'm tired,” he replied, sulkily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nina said, and hung up the receiver.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to me I'm always the goat.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
in a sulky manner
From this reading “I'm tired,” he replied, sulkily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, if that's the way you feel!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “I'm tired,” he replied, sulkily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to me I'm always the goat.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nina said, and hung up the receiver.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Oh, if that's the way you feel!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And why don't you let some of the other fellows come over with the drinks?
Chapter 11 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 11 holds 228 sentences of The Breaking Point, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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