Chapter 6 of The Wreckers is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Wreckers is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to. My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer. When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it. "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle. "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
Chapter 6 of The Wreckers is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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present reasons and arguments
From this reading “"I didn't get you down here to argue with you.”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.”
constricted in size
From this reading “I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.”
the act of playing drums
From this reading “When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.”
possessive form of “hatch” — the production of young from an egg
From this reading “My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.”
ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading “"Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.”
hurting
From this reading “I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.”
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In this reading “My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.”
In this reading “"I didn't get you down here to argue with you.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
react verbally
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
present reasons and arguments
From this reading "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
constricted in size
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
the act of playing drums
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
possessive form of “hatch” — the production of young from an egg
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
From this reading "Clanahan," he began, as cold as an icicle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
staying power
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
hurting
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was cramped and sore and one of my legs had gone to sleep, but I couldn't have moved if I had wanted to.
at the time that
From this reading When it came, the drumming in my ears pretty nearly made me lose it.
during the time that
From this reading My heart was skipping beats right along while I waited for Hatch's answer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I didn't get you down here to argue with you.
Chapter 6 of The Wreckers by Francis Lynde holds 403 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 6 holds 403 sentences of The Wreckers, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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