Chapter 8 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug. "Only be careful, that’s all. Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him. Here"—he laughed—"I’ve a different plan. I’m going to give you a free foot.
Chapter 8 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “"Only be careful, that’s all.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “I’m going to give you a free foot.”
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading “Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Here"—he laughed—"I’ve a different plan.”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.”
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading “"Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.”
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 “"Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.”
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 "Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.
(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 "Only be careful, that’s all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Only be careful, that’s all.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Only be careful, that’s all.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Here"—he laughed—"I’ve a different plan.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I’m going to give you a free foot.
set up or found
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I’m going to give you a free foot.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I’m going to give you a free foot.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going to give you a free foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here"—he laughed—"I’ve a different plan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to give you a free foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here"—he laughed—"I’ve a different plan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Here"—he laughed—"I’ve a different plan.
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only be careful, that’s all.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Here"—he laughed—"I’ve a different plan.
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading "Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only be careful, that’s all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Back in Mesa City I thought of shooting Cort Bent, but I found a better way to punish him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, nothing," he said with a shrug.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’m going to give you a free foot.
Chapter 8 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 421 sentences of The Forbidden Way, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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