Chapter 6 of Wild Justice is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Wild Justice is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture." Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return. A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
Chapter 6 of Wild Justice is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading “."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."”
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."”
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading “A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.”
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading “A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.”
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 large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
a large-scale farming enterprise
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.
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 A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ."and sitting next to Ed is Esther Rondell, agriculture."
a Caucasian
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
which person or people
From this reading Frank beamed at Esther who simpered in return.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading A large woman, Esther wore her white hair in an old fashioned pug at the back.
Chapter 6 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 119 sentences of Wild Justice, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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