Chapter 35 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak. "So you're here. You didn't get away." "I'm here," Houck growled. "No chance for a getaway.
Chapter 35 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “"No chance for a getaway.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You didn't get away."”
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
From this reading “"No chance for a getaway.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"I'm here," Houck growled.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.”
express in speech
From this reading “A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.”
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.
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run away from confinement
In this reading “You didn't get away."”
In this reading “A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.”
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 A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You didn't get away."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "No chance for a getaway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You didn't get away."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No chance for a getaway.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You didn't get away."
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
From this reading "No chance for a getaway.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "I'm here," Houck growled.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "So you're here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm here," Houck growled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm here," Houck growled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
not any; not one
From this reading "No chance for a getaway.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you're here.
express in speech
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK June was the first to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You didn't get away."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you're here.
Chapter 35 of The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod Raine holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 35 holds 192 sentences of The Fighting Edge, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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