Chapter 12 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin. "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?" "Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson. "Yes, sir." "Then we got bad news for you.
Chapter 12 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"Then we got bad news for you.”
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"Then we got bad news for you.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.”
in an unsteady manner
From this reading “HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.”
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 “"Then we got bad news for you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Then we got bad news for you.
very irritable
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Then we got bad news for you.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Then we got bad news for you.
above and across; more than
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then we got bad news for you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading HOUCK TAKES A RIDE Tolliver rubbed a hand uncertainly over a bristly chin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we got bad news for you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what are they doin' that for, Jake?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you the Tolliver girl's father?" asked Larson.
Chapter 12 of The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod Raine holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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 12 holds 261 sentences of The Fighting Edge, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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