Chapter 6 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He began to count. "And I made five. Didn't I, signore?" "You're a dead shot, Gasparino. Did you hear us, Hermione?"
Chapter 6 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He began to count.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “He began to count.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"You're a dead shot, Gasparino.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “"And I made five.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you hear us, Hermione?"”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “"And I made five.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"You're a dead shot, Gasparino.”
an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English “sir”; used separately (not prefixed to his name)
From this reading “Didn't I, signore?"”
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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 "You're a dead shot, Gasparino.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I made five.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to count.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading He began to count.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "You're a dead shot, Gasparino.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you hear us, Hermione?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't I, signore?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "And I made five.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a dead shot, Gasparino.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began to count.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you hear us, Hermione?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you hear us, Hermione?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I made five.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "And I made five.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "You're a dead shot, Gasparino.
an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English “sir”; used separately (not prefixed to his name)
From this reading Didn't I, signore?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began to count.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did you hear us, Hermione?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you hear us, Hermione?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a dead shot, Gasparino.
Chapter 6 of The Call of the Blood by Robert Hichens holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 6 holds 400 sentences of The Call of the Blood, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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