Chapter 8 of The climbers is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The climbers is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GODESBY. The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened. WARDEN. [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet. [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
Chapter 8 of The climbers is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “[_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “[_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.”
the force of policemen and officers
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “[_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.”
highest in quality
From this reading “The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “[_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “WARDEN.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
an occurrence of something
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GODESBY.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
the force of workers available
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
highest in quality
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading WARDEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _police_ are the best men to find Sterling, whatever's happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
but in spite of that
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_To_ GODESBY.] You wait a minute with me; I haven't finished with you yet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_To_ JESSICA.] I'll stay here for your sister, in case she comes.
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