Chapter 5 of The Friendly Killers is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Friendly Killers is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know." Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black. "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try." I didn't answer. Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
Chapter 5 of The Friendly Killers is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.”
plural of “killer” — someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading “THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."”
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading “Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “"Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."”
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anew
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
react verbally
From this reading I didn't answer.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't answer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
and nothing more
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
plural of “killer” — someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
in a strange manner
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Sometimes there's nothing you can do but hope and try."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Celeste's voice was strangely flat and lifeless in the black.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Celeste again: "What would you have had me do, Mark?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE KINDLY KILLERS "Sometimes you just don't know."
Chapter 5 of The Friendly Killers by S. M. Tenneshaw holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 5 holds 386 sentences of The Friendly Killers, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Friendly Killers by S. M. Tenneshaw exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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