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PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road. "You're up there, aren't yer? I've got you, my beauty! I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut! I've got you, my beauty!
Chapter 9 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “I've got you, my beauty!”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
the driver of a wagon
From this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
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In this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.”
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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 PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
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From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're up there, aren't yer?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading I've got you, my beauty!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
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From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got you, my beauty!
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got you, my beauty!
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've got you, my beauty!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
in or at that place or location
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
the driver of a wagon
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've got you, my beauty!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT TO LIVER OF A WAGONER "You're up there, ain't yer?" demanded the wagoner, arrived at the other side of the wagon and bawling from the road.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll cut your liver out for yer before I have my blinkin' hair cut!
Chapter 9 of The Clean Heart by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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