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Chapter 30 of The Walking Delegate is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows: All is over. The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received. They have all the evidence; you have none. Their hands are clean.
Chapter 30 of The Walking Delegate is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of money
From this reading “The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.”
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:”
to strive with determination
From this reading “THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:”
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading “The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:”
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an official prosecutor for a judicial district
In this reading “The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All is over.
a quantity of money
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their hands are clean.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
to strive with determination
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Their hands are clean.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading They have all the evidence; you have none.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Their hands are clean.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have all the evidence; you have none.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All is over.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
not one, and not any
From this reading They have all the evidence; you have none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
above and across; more than
From this reading All is over.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hands are clean.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have all the evidence; you have none.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
during the time that
From this reading THE LAST OF BUCK FOLEY The letter which Foley read, while the union looked on, hardly breathing, was as follows:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The District Attorney will be told to-night you held them up, forcing them to give you the amount you received.
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