Chapter 6 of The Voice of the Pack is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Voice of the Pack is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And he would. There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her. She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back. And then a single sob caught at her throat. An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
Chapter 6 of The Voice of the Pack is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.”
weep convulsively
From this reading “And then a single sob caught at her throat.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “And then a single sob caught at her throat.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.”
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 “She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.”
In this reading “There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.”
seek information from
In this reading “There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then a single sob caught at her throat.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he would.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And then a single sob caught at her throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
-ing form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he would.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
the sound of laughing
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
on one occasion
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading And then a single sob caught at her throat.
weep convulsively
From this reading And then a single sob caught at her throat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then a single sob caught at her throat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading And then a single sob caught at her throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
having passed out of existence
From this reading An instant later, they heard Cranston's laughter as he vanished around the turn of the trail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no flinching in the gray eyes that looked up to her.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading She leaned forward, as if to put the weapon in his hands, but at once drew it back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And he would.
Chapter 6 of The Voice of the Pack by Edison Marshall holds 405 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.
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