Chapter 11 of The Driver is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Driver is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world. But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it. The consequences were beyond control. Henry M. Galt was publicly discovered. That of course was inevitable, then or later.
Chapter 11 of The Driver is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “The consequences were beyond control.”
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “That of course was inevitable, then or later.”
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading “HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.”
in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
From this reading “Henry M. Galt was publicly discovered.”
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.”
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out of control
In this reading “The consequences were beyond control.”
In this reading “HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.”
as might be expected
In this reading “That of course was inevitable, then or later.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The consequences were beyond control.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The consequences were beyond control.
power to direct or determine
From this reading The consequences were beyond control.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading That of course was inevitable, then or later.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Henry M. Galt was publicly discovered.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry M. Galt was publicly discovered.
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From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry M. Galt was publicly discovered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading That of course was inevitable, then or later.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading That of course was inevitable, then or later.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Henry M. Galt was publicly discovered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
information about recent and important events
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That of course was inevitable, then or later.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
From this reading Henry M. Galt was publicly discovered.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That of course was inevitable, then or later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That of course was inevitable, then or later.
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the conditions of the struggle were dramatic and personal and the papers made big news of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading HEARTH NOTES i Galt’s overthrow of Valentine was an episode of business which need not have concerned the outside world.
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