Chapter 2 of The desire of the moth is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The desire of the moth is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cold feet?" "Horrible!" said Anastacio. Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate. "It's got to be done," he urged. "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
Chapter 2 of The desire of the moth is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
From this reading “Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.”
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
From this reading “Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.”
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading “"To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.”
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “"To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.”
lower in rank or importance
From this reading “Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “"To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.”
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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 Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Horrible!" said Anastacio.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's got to be done," he urged.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Cold feet?"
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It's got to be done," he urged.
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
the organ of sight
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Cold feet?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's got to be done," he urged.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's got to be done," he urged.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
provoking horror
From this reading "Horrible!" said Anastacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's got to be done," he urged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Horrible!" said Anastacio.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
lower in rank or importance
From this reading Matthew Lisner, sheriff of Dona Ana, bent a hard eye on his subordinate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's got to be done," he urged.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "It's got to be done," he urged.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To elect our ticket we must have all the respectable and responsible people of the valley.
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