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Chapter 10 of The War Terror is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him. There was no escape. In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon. Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities. But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
Chapter 10 of The War Terror is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.”
of metal e.g.
From this reading “THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.”
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
From this reading “THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.”
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading “THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.”
possessive form of “kennedy” — 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
of metal e.g.
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading There was no escape.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
highest in quality
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
and nothing more
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
possessive form of “kennedy” — 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
above and across; more than
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
do one's shopping
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE CURIO SHOP Edwards crumpled up as Kennedy and I faced him.
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From this reading In fact our greatest difficulty was to protect him from Waldon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no escape.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
at the time that
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading But mine had just begun and it was late when I got my story on the wire for the _Star_.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Kennedy’s work in the case was over when we had got Edwards ashore and in the hands of the authorities.
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