Chapter 7 of The Depot Master is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Depot Master is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate. “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.” “Yup,” went on Captain Sol. “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak. Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
Chapter 7 of The Depot Master is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading ““He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.””
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading ““He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.””
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading ““Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.”
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
From this reading ““He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.””
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading “CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading ““Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.”
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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 “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
brought into existence
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
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From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
and nothing more
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
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From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Yup,” went on Captain Sol.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
From this reading “He's just as much a born bully as he is a cheat and a skinflint.”
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Olivia was up in her room havin' a cryin' fit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Yup,” went on Captain Sol.
at the time that
From this reading “Well, when Nate got back to the house the professor was alone in the chair, lookin' sick and weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN SOL DECIDES TO MOVE “Trust Nate for that,” interrupted Wingate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yup,” went on Captain Sol.
Chapter 7 of The Depot Master by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 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 7 holds 302 sentences of The Depot Master, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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