Chapter 4 of The prey of the strongest is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The prey of the strongest is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart. "Oh, but I have shem," she said. "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right. Come now." He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
Chapter 4 of The prey of the strongest is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “jenny” — United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.”
held up in the air
From this reading “He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.”
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “"You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.”
having come into contact
From this reading “He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “"You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.”
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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 He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
(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 "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
(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 He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but I have shem," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, but I have shem," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, but I have shem," she said.
possessive form of “jenny” — United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come now."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but I have shem," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, but I have shem," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, but I have shem," she said.
(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah
From this reading "Oh, but I have shem," she said.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
having come into contact
From this reading He spoke quite tenderly and touched Jenny's heart.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
at the time that
From this reading He lifted her to her feet, and when she felt his strong hands on her she felt a little better.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You come and mamook wash," said Quin, "and by-by we'll have muckamuck and then you'll be all right.
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