Chapter 14 of The Driver is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Driver is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly. Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions. Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him. The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time. Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.
Chapter 14 of The Driver is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.”
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading “Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.”
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading “THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.”
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 Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
(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 Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
determined
From this reading Hatred, fear and envy resolved all other emotions.
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
carry out
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The leviathans of this deep move slowly and take their time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE COMBAT i Meanwhile Galt’s enemies had been drawing together secretly.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, it was a fearsome undertaking.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
which person or people
From this reading Men who had nothing else in common were joined in a conspiracy to destroy him.
Chapter 14 of The Driver by Garet Garrett holds 585 sentences, grouped into 117 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 14 holds 585 sentences of The Driver, unabridged, divided into 117 reading sections.
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