Chapter 15 of The Guilty River is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Guilty River is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping. When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer. I woke him. "What is it?" he asked peevishly. "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
Chapter 15 of The Guilty River is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
From this reading “BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.”
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading “BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.”
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.”
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading “BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.”
two times
From this reading “BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I woke him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it?" he asked peevishly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
set up or found
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is it?" he asked peevishly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" he asked peevishly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" he asked peevishly.
immediately past
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
for more time
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
not any; not one
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
in a peevish manner
From this reading "What is it?" he asked peevishly.
a human being
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
cut with a saw
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
the state of being asleep
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
two times
From this reading BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION Twice, I looked into Toller's room during the remainder of the night, and found him sleeping.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" he asked peevishly.
at the time that
From this reading When the sun rose, I could endure the delay no longer.
which person or people
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I woke him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must be the last person who saw Cristel," I answered.
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