Chapter 12 of Timber-Wolf is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Timber-Wolf is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!" She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried: "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!... Big brute and bully and ... Yes!...
Chapter 12 of Timber-Wolf is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “"At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “Big brute and bully and ...”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Big brute and bully and ...”
the act of burning something
From this reading “She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:”
made afraid
From this reading “"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...”
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.
In this reading “Big brute and bully and ...”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:”
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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 "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big brute and bully and ...
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading Big brute and bully and ...
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading Big brute and bully and ...
the act of burning something
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
engage in
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
made afraid
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
having a supporting base
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
an affirmative
From this reading Yes!...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
Chapter 12 of Timber-Wolf by Jackson Gregory holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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 12 holds 276 sentences of Timber-Wolf, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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