Chapter 14 of The Last Shot is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Last Shot is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then they must have got him!" "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son. There was no further comment. The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush. Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
Chapter 14 of The Last Shot is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading “Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “There was no further comment.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.”
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading “The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.”
formed or united into a whole
From this reading “Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “"Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.”
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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 Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading There was no further comment.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading There was no further comment.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Then they must have got him!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Then they must have got him!"
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then they must have got him!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
formed or united into a whole
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Then they must have got him!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no further comment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
determined
From this reading Existence had resolved itself into a hazard; all perspective was merged into a brimstone-gray background.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
move hurridly
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then they must have got him!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no further comment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then they must have got him!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no further comment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The lottery had drawn the doctor's son this time; it would get some one else with the next rush.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I Saw him roll over on his side," said the laborer's son.
Chapter 14 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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