Chapter 9 of Unwise Child is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Unwise Child is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands." Quill was unperturbed. "Don't be ridiculous, Golden Wings." "I'm not," Mike said. "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
Chapter 9 of Unwise Child is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “killer” — someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading “"If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “"If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “"I hit him in the pit of his stomach.”
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading “Quill was unperturbed.”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “"Don't be ridiculous, Golden Wings."”
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “"I hit him in the pit of his stomach.”
believed likely
From this reading “"If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."”
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading “Quill was unperturbed.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be ridiculous, Golden Wings."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "Don't be ridiculous, Golden Wings."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not," Mike said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
plural of “killer” — someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not," Mike said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading Quill was unperturbed.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading "Don't be ridiculous, Golden Wings."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
believed likely
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I hit him in the pit of his stomach.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading Quill was unperturbed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quill was unperturbed.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading "Don't be ridiculous, Golden Wings."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't," said Mike, "you've got three suspected killers on your hands."
Chapter 9 of Unwise Child by Randall Garrett holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 408 sentences of Unwise Child, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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