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Chapter 32 of The Lords of High Decision is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father. Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end. “It’s a mistake; it’s a great mistake. I’m sorry it’s happened.” “There was no other way; it had to come.
Chapter 32 of The Lords of High Decision is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““It’s a mistake; it’s a great mistake.”
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
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In this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
In this reading ““It’s a mistake; it’s a great mistake.”
In this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
In this reading ““There was no other way; it had to come.”
In this reading “THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s a mistake; it’s a great mistake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
terminate
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “It’s a mistake; it’s a great mistake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I’m sorry it’s happened.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m sorry it’s happened.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a mistake; it’s a great mistake.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It’s a mistake; it’s a great mistake.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
not any; not one
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I’m sorry it’s happened.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walsh listened in frowning silence to the end.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “There was no other way; it had to come.
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HIGH MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES Wayne dined at the Club with Walsh the next evening and told him of the break with his father.
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