Chapter 4 of The vengeance of Toffee is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The vengeance of Toffee is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I see," Toffee reflected. "It makes a murky state of affairs. However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...." "Oh, Lord!" Marc moaned aggrievedly.
Chapter 4 of The vengeance of Toffee is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."”
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading “Marc moaned aggrievedly.”
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Marc moaned aggrievedly.”
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading “"It makes a murky state of affairs.”
cut down on; make a reduction in
From this reading “However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."”
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading “"I see," Toffee reflected.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."”
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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 "It makes a murky state of affairs.
matters of personal concern
From this reading "It makes a murky state of affairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marc moaned aggrievedly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see," Toffee reflected.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It makes a murky state of affairs.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Oh, Lord!"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "It makes a murky state of affairs.
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading Marc moaned aggrievedly.
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Marc moaned aggrievedly.
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading "It makes a murky state of affairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It makes a murky state of affairs.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Lord!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
cut down on; make a reduction in
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading "I see," Toffee reflected.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see," Toffee reflected.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "It makes a murky state of affairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading "I see," Toffee reflected.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, if you could get people away from the idea of blowing each other up and reduce them to the oldfashioned, intimate methods of warfare...."
Chapter 4 of The vengeance of Toffee by Henry Farrell holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 463 sentences of The vengeance of Toffee, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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