Chapter 14 of The Sea-Girt Fortress: A Story of Heligoland is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Sea-Girt Fortress: A Story of Heligoland is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly. Hamerton shrugged his shoulders. "Hardly," he replied. "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape. Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
Chapter 14 of The Sea-Girt Fortress: A Story of Heligoland is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “"I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.”
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading “The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “"I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “"I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.”
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.”
a future prospect or potential
From this reading “Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Hamerton shrugged his shoulders.”
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading “Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.”
In this reading “The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.”
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 The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
the act of departing
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hamerton shrugged his shoulders.
only a very short time before
From this reading "Hardly," he replied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hardly," he replied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hamerton shrugged his shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
engage in
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
not any; not one
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Hardly," he replied.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Hamerton shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Hamerton shrugged his shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Second Night of Liberty "GOING to make a fight for it?" asked Detroit calmly.
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
at the time that
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't believe in kicking up a fuss when we're cornered with no chance of escape.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mind you, if there were any possibility I'd fight tooth and nail.
Chapter 14 of The Sea-Girt Fortress: A Story of Heligoland by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 14 holds 209 sentences of The Sea-Girt Fortress: A Story of Heligoland, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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