Chapter 10 of Timber line is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Timber line is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait. He understood his daughter too well. It would have been punishment to her. It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded. He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
Chapter 10 of Timber line is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.”
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading “MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “It would have been punishment to her.”
past form of “reprimand” — rebuke formally
From this reading “It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.”
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading “He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.”
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.
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been punishment to her.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
a female human offspring
From this reading He understood his daughter too well.
the first light of day
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been punishment to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He understood his daughter too well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have been punishment to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He understood his daughter too well.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
a single distinct event
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been punishment to her.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
and nothing more
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
the act of punishing
From this reading It would have been punishment to her.
past form of “reprimand” — rebuke formally
From this reading It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MONEY IN THE BANK Damon had never mentioned to Dawn the incident of the poisoned bait.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He understood his daughter too well.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He understood his daughter too well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He understood his daughter too well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been punishment to her.
people who are wounded
From this reading It had wounded him deeply that she should have been reprimanded.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading He was only human, and after the matter had passed, his feeling of their being in the wrong was tinged with resentment.
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Chapter 10 holds 222 sentences of Timber line, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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