Chapter 4 of The Killer is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Killer is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over. Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure. But how? I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress. On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
Chapter 4 of The Killer is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young unmarried woman
From this reading “I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.”
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading “Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.”
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading “I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.”
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading “Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.”
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.”
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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 I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
psychological suffering
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
divisible by two
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
only a very short time before
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
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From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
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From this reading But how?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
above and across; more than
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading I could hardly storm the fort single handed and carry off the damsel in distress.
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading On the evidence I possessed I could not even get together a storming party.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading I returned to Box Springs at a slow jog trot, thinking things over.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Man Hooper's warning sobered, but did not act as a deterrent of my intention to continue with the adventure.
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