Chapter 5 of "Who he?" is here in full — 1100 sentences across 220 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of "Who he?" is here in full — 1100 sentences across 220 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said. "Drive over with me. You can tell me about those letters." They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station. Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
Chapter 5 of "Who he?" is here in full — 1100 sentences across 220 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading “Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.”
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “"I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.”
take the place of work of someone on strike
From this reading “"I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.”
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading “Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.”
that have been left
From this reading “They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.”
a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading “They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.”
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 “Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.”
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
In this reading “Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.”
at or in the front
In this reading “They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading “"I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You can tell me about those letters."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can tell me about those letters."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Drive over with me.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
take the place of work of someone on strike
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
the literary culture
From this reading You can tell me about those letters."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Drive over with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Drive over with me.
that have been left
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
express in words
From this reading You can tell me about those letters."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got into a dusty car parked in front of the Precinct Station.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You can tell me about those letters."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've got to look into a butcher store," Fink said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fink was a small, slender man with thin blonde hair and the harmless manner of a bank clerk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Drive over with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can tell me about those letters."
Chapter 5 of "Who he?" by Alfred Bester holds 1100 sentences, grouped into 220 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 5 holds 1100 sentences of "Who he?", unabridged, divided into 220 reading sections.
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