Chapter 5 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And admit that I was a traitor? Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head. “Not by a —— sight. Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
Chapter 5 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ““And admit that I was a traitor?”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.””
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.””
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading ““And admit that I was a traitor?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 “And admit that I was a traitor?
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “And admit that I was a traitor?
later than; following
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And admit that I was a traitor?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Not by a —— sight.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And admit that I was a traitor?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not by a —— sight.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Jack laughed bitterly and shook his head.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Not by a —— sight.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And admit that I was a traitor?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “And admit that I was a traitor?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And admit that I was a traitor?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Any old time I start runnin’, it will be after somebody.”
Chapter 5 of The Dead-Line by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 412 sentences of The Dead-Line, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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