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Chapter 6 of The Night-Born is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Then go.” And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip. As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped. “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud. “You were lucky.
Chapter 6 of The Night-Born is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.”
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
From this reading “And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.”
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading “And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.”
malicious satisfaction
From this reading ““You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.”
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading “And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.”
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading ““You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.”
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
malicious satisfaction
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then go.”
the act of grasping
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
occurring by chance
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then go.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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