Chapter 21 of Thicker than water is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Thicker than water is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What didja find out, Jim?” Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee. “Didn’t find out a thing, Jess.” “Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl. “Yeah, I saw him.
Chapter 21 of Thicker than water is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.”
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.”
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading ““Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.”
unit of solar radiation
From this reading “Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.”
cause to run
From this reading “Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading ““Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.”
not only so, but
From this reading ““Yeah, I saw him.”
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading ““What didja find out, Jim?””
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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 Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
on or to one side
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
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From this reading “What didja find out, Jim?”
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From this reading “Didn’t find out a thing, Jess.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “What didja find out, Jim?”
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From this reading “Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading “Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yeah, I saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Didn’t find out a thing, Jess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What didja find out, Jim?”
unit of solar radiation
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “What didja find out, Jim?”
cause to run
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Yeah, I saw him.
express in words
From this reading “Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.
a special situation
From this reading “Didn’t find out a thing, Jess.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Langley helped himself to a generous cut of beef and leaned aside to let One-Eye Connell pour him a cup of coffee.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What didja find out, Jim?”
not only so, but
From this reading “Yeah, I saw him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yuh seen Hartley, yuh say?” queried Jess Fohl.
Chapter 21 of Thicker than water by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 547 sentences, grouped into 110 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 21 holds 547 sentences of Thicker than water, unabridged, divided into 110 reading sections.
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