Chapter 5 of The Romantic is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Romantic is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They let him go. Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides. "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it." "What excuse do you think he'll make?" "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
Chapter 5 of The Romantic is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"What excuse do you think he'll make?"”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
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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's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
of short duration or distance
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
accept an excuse for
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They let him go.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They let him go.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They let him go.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
engage in
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
cut with a saw
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They let him go.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
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