Chapter 35 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly. “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.” “No. You're right. I won't. But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
Chapter 35 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading ““You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.””
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ““You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.””
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading ““You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.””
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading ““You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.””
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading ““But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly.”
the season of growth
From this reading ““You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.””
successive (without a break)
From this reading “But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
immediately past
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. You're right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “No. You're right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly.
express in words
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading “But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly.
the season of growth
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
express in words
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But if I tell you what I came here to say, Bassett, get this straight.
at the time that
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you won't,” Bassett said smoothly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No. You're right.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “You won't, any more than you did it last spring, when you sent that little letter of yours to David Livingstone.”
Chapter 35 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 227 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 35 holds 227 sentences of The Breaking Point, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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