Chapter 4 of The Quirt is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Quirt is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You have laws, don't you, dad? You spoke about the sheriff----" "The sheriff!" Brit laughed harshly. "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law. But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
Chapter 4 of The Quirt is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading “Brit laughed harshly.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"You have laws, don't you, dad?”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “Brit laughed harshly.”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “"Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “"Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “"You have laws, don't you, dad?”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “You spoke about the sheriff----" "The sheriff!"”
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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 "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You spoke about the sheriff----" "The sheriff!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
(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 "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading Brit laughed harshly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "You have laws, don't you, dad?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have laws, don't you, dad?
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading Brit laughed harshly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have laws, don't you, dad?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Brit laughed harshly.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading "You have laws, don't you, dad?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading You spoke about the sheriff----" "The sheriff!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading You spoke about the sheriff----" "The sheriff!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You spoke about the sheriff----" "The sheriff!"
a special situation
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But we ain't got one thing that goes with it, and that's justice.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, we got a sheriff, and we got a jail, and a judge--all the makin's of law.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have laws, don't you, dad?
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