Chapter 33 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Choked by a pin!... An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure.... Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him. Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway. Were they his own death groans?
Chapter 33 of The Man of Iron is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading “An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....”
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.”
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.”
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.”
any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
From this reading “An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....”
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.
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injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
In this reading “An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Choked by a pin!...
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
next to; at the side of
From this reading Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Choked by a pin!...
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Choked by a pin!...
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Were they his own death groans?
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Were they his own death groans?
of a dreadful kind
From this reading Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
impressive in appearance
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
above and across; more than
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Were they his own death groans?
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Choked by a pin!...
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
on the contrary
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
make short successive sounds
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
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From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
held in check with difficulty
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading An end rather less noble for a great Chancellor than being run over by a donkey cart or smothered in a midden pit full of liquid manure....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Were they his own death groans?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Someone was groaning horribly, close beside him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were they his own death groans?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Deep ruckling, gasping groans with a rattle and a catch midway.
Chapter 33 of The Man of Iron by Richard Dehan holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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