Chapter 18 of The fire in the flint is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The fire in the flint is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house. The sheriff was one. Another was Commissioner Henry Lane. The third was Ed Stewart. The latter was talking.
Chapter 18 of The fire in the flint is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a government administrator
From this reading “Another was Commissioner Henry Lane.”
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 “Another was Commissioner Henry Lane.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Another was Commissioner Henry Lane.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “The latter was talking.”
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “The third was Ed Stewart.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “The third was Ed Stewart.”
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 “THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.”
In this reading “THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.”
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 THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another was Commissioner Henry Lane.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
a government administrator
From this reading Another was Commissioner Henry Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading The third was Ed Stewart.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
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 Another was Commissioner Henry Lane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Another was Commissioner Henry Lane.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter was talking.
the force of workers available
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sheriff was one.
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading The third was Ed Stewart.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The latter was talking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third was Ed Stewart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE men sat around a table that evening in the office of Sheriff Parker in the court-house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sheriff was one.
Chapter 18 of The fire in the flint by Walter White holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 18 holds 119 sentences of The fire in the flint, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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