Chapter 13 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRAFTY CERVERA. "Good-evening, Mr. Venner. Oh, it's not you!" "Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly. "It's I all right, and I'm it.
Chapter 13 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by skill in deception
From this reading “CRAFTY CERVERA.”
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “"Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"It's I all right, and I'm it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It's I all right, and I'm it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's I all right, and I'm it.
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From this reading CRAFTY CERVERA.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading CRAFTY CERVERA.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.
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From this reading "Good-evening, Mr. Venner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's I all right, and I'm it.
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From this reading "It's I all right, and I'm it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's I all right, and I'm it.
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From this reading Oh, it's not you!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good-evening, Mr. Venner.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, it's not you!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, it's not you!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's I all right, and I'm it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-evening, Mr. Venner.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, 'tis!" said Nick, dryly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, it's not you!"
Chapter 13 of With Links of Steel by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 13 holds 185 sentences of With Links of Steel, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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