Chapter 12 of The Lone Wolf Returns is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Lone Wolf Returns is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And promptly reported to you of course." "Who do you think? What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?" "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation." "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
Chapter 12 of The Lone Wolf Returns is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading “What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"”
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading “What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"”
plural of “cop” — uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"”
the act of expelling a person from their native land
From this reading “"Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"”
with little or no delay
From this reading “"And promptly reported to you of course."”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “"And promptly reported to you of course."”
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be restored
In this reading “"She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?”
In this reading “What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"”
as might be expected
In this reading “"And promptly reported to you of course."”
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(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 "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And promptly reported to you of course."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
plural of “cop” — uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "And promptly reported to you of course."
the act of expelling a person from their native land
From this reading "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Who do you think?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
immediately past
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And promptly reported to you of course."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
with little or no delay
From this reading "And promptly reported to you of course."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "And promptly reported to you of course."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
except for; apart from
From this reading "Nevertheless, your influence failed to save Liane from deportation."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She came back all right, she's here now, isn't she?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Who do you think?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And promptly reported to you of course."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
during the time that
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who do you think?
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And promptly reported to you of course."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading What other friend did her and you have, with pull enough to keep the cops off your backs while you were running that continuous performance of yours last Winter?"
Chapter 12 of The Lone Wolf Returns by Louis Joseph Vance holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 12 holds 419 sentences of The Lone Wolf Returns, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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