Chapter 24 of The Last Shot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of The Last Shot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini. "No doubt. I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta. "Why not? The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
Chapter 24 of The Last Shot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
From this reading “"I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.”
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading “The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.”
the quality of being honest
From this reading “I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "No doubt.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
the quality of being honest
From this reading I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The business of war is murder; and as I have engaged in it I can claim no exception.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I should like to shoot you dead!" cried Bellini.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I like your honesty in saying so," said Marta.
Chapter 24 of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 24 holds 412 sentences of The Last Shot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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