Chapter 15 of The last vial is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 holds 419 sentences of The last vial, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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Chapter 15 of The last vial is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air. I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet. I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back. My legs felt damp. I was too tired to care.
Chapter 15 of The last vial is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above and across; more than
From this reading “I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.”
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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 was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
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From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
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From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
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From this reading I was too tired to care.
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From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
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From this reading My legs felt damp.
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From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
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From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
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From this reading My legs felt damp.
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From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
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From this reading My legs felt damp.
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From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
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From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
above and across; more than
From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
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From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
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From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
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From this reading I was too tired to care.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
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From this reading I was too tired to care.
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From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a faint smell of decay, of cold moist flesh, in the air.
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From this reading I shoved up from the sand and rose wearily to my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked down and saw the wet stain spreading over me from the back.
