Chapter 9 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela. "I've had the most terrifying adventure. I thought I should never see you again. The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is. What became of him?
Chapter 9 of The Odds And Other Stories is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “"I've had the most terrifying adventure.”
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.”
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading “The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.”
causing extreme terror
From this reading “"I've had the most terrifying adventure.”
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From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading "I've had the most terrifying adventure.
anew
From this reading I thought I should never see you again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What became of him?
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
dearly loved
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I've had the most terrifying adventure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What became of him?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I should never see you again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've had the most terrifying adventure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I've had the most terrifying adventure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I thought I should never see you again.
not any; not one
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
and nothing more
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I thought I should never see you again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I thought I should never see you again.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
causing extreme terror
From this reading "I've had the most terrifying adventure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I should never see you again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE BOSS OF BARREN VALLEY "Oh, my dear!" gasped Adela.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What became of him?
in or at the place that
From this reading The men are all on strike, and they've sworn to kill Fletcher Hill, only no one knows where he is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought I should never see you again.
Chapter 9 of The Odds And Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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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