Chapter 22 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST TRICK. "Carter!" "Kilgore!" Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath. The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
Chapter 22 of With Links of Steel is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading “The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “"Carter!"”
a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
From this reading “The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “THE LAST TRICK.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.”
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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 The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
completely unclothed
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading "Carter!"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kilgore!"
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST TRICK.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
the force of workers available
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST TRICK.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading THE LAST TRICK.
communicated in words
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The meeting came so suddenly that, for the bare fraction of a second, both men were nonplused.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each man uttered the name of the other, as if with the same breath.
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