Chapter 29 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief: "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome.... More bile!... I spat like this half the night through.... Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
Chapter 29 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
From this reading “More bile!...”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....”
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:”
come down like raindrops
From this reading “He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:”
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading “He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:”
In this reading “Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....”
In this reading “He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:”
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 "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
on or to one side
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
From this reading More bile!...
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
something acquired without compensation
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I spat like this half the night through....
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spat like this half the night through....
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I spat like this half the night through....
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More bile!...
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I spat like this half the night through....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
come down like raindrops
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I spat like this half the night through....
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I spat like this half the night through....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
accept gladly
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
at the time that
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
a Caucasian
From this reading He turned aside and spat vigorously, before ending, resuming, as he used the big white handkerchief:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Decidedly I am not as well as when we galloped along the highroads with the Great Headquarters Staff....
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "One would desire to do justice to a gift so welcome....
Chapter 29 of The Man of Iron by Richard Dehan 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 29 holds 412 sentences of The Man of Iron, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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