Chapter 12 of The Night Operator is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Night Operator is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips. "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said. "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse." "So you heard that, eh?" Reddy shot at him.
Chapter 12 of The Night Operator is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bradley” — United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.”
come to pass
From this reading “"Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “"Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.”
workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
From this reading “"Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Reddy shot at him.”
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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appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."”
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 Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Reddy shot at him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
possessive form of “bradley” — United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you heard that, eh?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
come to pass
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "So you heard that, eh?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reddy shot at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
not any; not one
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Reddy shot at him.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you heard that, eh?"
not in physical motion
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So you heard that, eh?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
(of hair) having lost its color
From this reading Bradley's face whitened a little, but the smile was still on his lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come on home; you know what'll happen if you don't; and you know what Regan told you back there in the roundhouse."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Better draw your fire, Reddy; there's no need of getting hot," he said.
Chapter 12 of The Night Operator by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 398 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.
Chapter 12 holds 398 sentences of The Night Operator, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Night Operator by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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