Chapter 23 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHANCE MEETING. There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in. He must decide at once. Should he accept this mysterious warning or not? Pure fate decided it.
Chapter 23 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “He must decide at once.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “Pure fate decided it.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Pure fate decided it.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “Pure fate decided it.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A CHANCE MEETING.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He must decide at once.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading He must decide at once.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Pure fate decided it.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Pure fate decided it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must decide at once.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pure fate decided it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
engage in
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A CHANCE MEETING.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must decide at once.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?
on one occasion
From this reading He must decide at once.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Pure fate decided it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Should he accept this mysterious warning or not?
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From this reading There wasn't much time left, however, for Guy to make up his mind in.
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