Chapter 10 of The Soul Scar is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Soul Scar is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Let's run down this list," he said, finally. "Take the first--'foot-shoe-shoe.' Nothing there, of course. Wasn't intended to be. Here--'dream-Lathrop-Lathrop.'
Chapter 10 of The Soul Scar is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Nothing there, of course.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “"Let's run down this list," he said, finally.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “"Take the first--'foot-shoe-shoe.'”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “Wasn't intended to be.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “"Let's run down this list," he said, finally.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing there, of course.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"Let's run down this list," he said, finally.”
carry out
From this reading “"Take the first--'foot-shoe-shoe.'”
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.
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trace
In this reading “"Let's run down this list," he said, finally.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Nothing there, of course.”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wasn't intended to be.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Nothing there, of course.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here--'dream-Lathrop-Lathrop.'
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Take the first--'foot-shoe-shoe.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take the first--'foot-shoe-shoe.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here--'dream-Lathrop-Lathrop.'
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Wasn't intended to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing there, of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing there, of course.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
carry out
From this reading "Take the first--'foot-shoe-shoe.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Take the first--'foot-shoe-shoe.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nothing there, of course.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Let's run down this list," he said, finally.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wasn't intended to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasn't intended to be.
Chapter 10 of The Soul Scar by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 401 sentences of The Soul Scar, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Soul Scar by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 438 minutes of reading across 1052 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Soul Scar, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
