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Chapter 5 of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house. Then she heard her brother's voice: "Gora! Gora! Where are you?"
Chapter 5 of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Then she heard her brother's voice:”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.”
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading “I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Then she heard her brother's voice:”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.”
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Then she heard her brother's voice:”
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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 I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you?"
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Then she heard her brother's voice:
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
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From this reading "Gora!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then she heard her brother's voice:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she heard her brother's voice:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she heard her brother's voice:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she heard her brother's voice:
in or at that place or location
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then she heard her brother's voice:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I There was a tremendous burst of dynamite that rocked the house.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you?"
Chapter 5 of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 5 holds 128 sentences of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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