Chapter 13 of The Fifth Ace is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Fifth Ace is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?" Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning. "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!" "Let them come!" Starr Wiley shrugged.
Chapter 13 of The Fifth Ace is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take exception to
From this reading “THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.”
a full supply
From this reading “"Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Starr Wiley shrugged.”
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading “"Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “Starr Wiley shrugged.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
later than; following
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
take exception to
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Let them come!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let them come!"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
a full supply
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Starr Wiley shrugged.
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading Starr Wiley shrugged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let them come!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr Wiley shrugged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
Chapter 13 of The Fifth Ace by Isabel Ostrander holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 13 holds 256 sentences of The Fifth Ace, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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