Chapter 16 of The Killer is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Killer is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high. Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges. Kingdoms have been found there. One of them was Bright's Cove. It happened back in the seventies.
Chapter 16 of The Killer is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.”
a small inlet
From this reading “One of them was Bright's Cove.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “It happened back in the seventies.”
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.”
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.”
the decade from 1970 to 1979
From this reading “It happened back in the seventies.”
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading “The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
a small inlet
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
set up or found
From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
the decade from 1970 to 1979
From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
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Chapter 16 holds 180 sentences of The Killer, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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