Chapter 3 of To Win is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of To Win is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come. "No good," said Dallas. "I'll cut through the tin with my knife." "But it's looser now. Let's have one more try."
Chapter 3 of To Win is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a curve
From this reading “They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.”
constricted in size
From this reading “They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.”
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading “"No good," said Dallas.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “"I'll cut through the tin with my knife."”
comparative of “loose” — not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “"But it's looser now.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
form a curve
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
an occurrence of something
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
constricted in size
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "I'll cut through the tin with my knife."
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading "No good," said Dallas.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "No good," said Dallas.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's have one more try."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll cut through the tin with my knife."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it's looser now.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "I'll cut through the tin with my knife."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's have one more try."
comparative of “loose” — not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "But it's looser now.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll cut through the tin with my knife."
not any; not one
From this reading "No good," said Dallas.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "But it's looser now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let's have one more try."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No good," said Dallas.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I'll cut through the tin with my knife."
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Let's have one more try."
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
(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 They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll cut through the tin with my knife."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They took hold of it as well as their cramped position would allow, and tugged and tugged, feeling the tin case bend and grow more and more out of shape; but it would not come.
Chapter 3 of To Win by George Manville Fenn holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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