Chapter 27 of The man-killers is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The man-killers is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside. "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?" "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand. "We're lucky to get off alive." "_You're_ lucky," corrected Meshackatee.
Chapter 27 of The man-killers is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “"We're lucky to get off alive."”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “"_You're_ lucky," corrected Meshackatee.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.”
plural of “gunman” — a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading “"Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “"We're lucky to get off alive."”
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading “"And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.”
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading “WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.”
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leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “"We're lucky to get off alive."”
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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 "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
possessing life
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
on or to one side
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading "_You're_ lucky," corrected Meshackatee.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
plural of “gunman” — a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
occurring by chance
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
in the near future
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those are Scarborough gunmen," answered Hall behind his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what was that--a Horse-thieves' Reunion?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're lucky to get off alive."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WINCHESTER TAKES THE LONG CHANCE "What you doing down here?" demanded Meshackatee of Hall as soon as he could draw him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_You're_ lucky," corrected Meshackatee.
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