Chapter 22 of Under Handicap A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Under Handicap A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door. And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other. "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?" "North. I don't know how far.
Chapter 22 of Under Handicap A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “"Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “"Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.”
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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 "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
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From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
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From this reading I don't know how far.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I don't know how far.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
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From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
death of a person
From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
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From this reading I don't know how far.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know how far.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know how far.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "North.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Billy Jordan, terror springing up into his own eyes, sped through the door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And Conniston and Garton turned grave faces upon each other.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you any idea," Garton was asking, and to Conniston his voice seemed to come faintly from a great distance, "which way she rode?"
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