Chapter 11 of The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary. "Nothing yet; no, sir." "Go after him again! There's a screw loose among those miners! How about Hathaway?
Chapter 11 of The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “"How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.”
wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
From this reading “How about Hathaway?”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “There's a screw loose among those miners!”
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “There's a screw loose among those miners!”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “There's a screw loose among those miners!”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “"How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “"How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.”
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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 There's a screw loose among those miners!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
later than; following
From this reading "Go after him again!
anew
From this reading "Go after him again!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There's a screw loose among those miners!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go after him again!
wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
From this reading How about Hathaway?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go after him again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading There's a screw loose among those miners!
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading There's a screw loose among those miners!
not any; not one
From this reading "Nothing yet; no, sir."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing yet; no, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading There's a screw loose among those miners!
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Nothing yet; no, sir."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a screw loose among those miners!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There's a screw loose among those miners!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
but in spite of that
From this reading "How about that wire to Detwiler at Ophir--any reply yet?" was the rasping demand shot at the secretary.
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