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He laughed and walked away. - Bloodstream by Tess GerritsenPage 43, 6th sentence
Er beschloss, den Fund auf eigene Faust zu verkaufen.(translation: He decided to sell the find on his own.)
Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra: Der Schlüssel zu einer untergegangenen Kultur im Herzen Europas
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Ability to plan and organize tasks to meet deadlines - How not to drown in a glass of water- Angie Cruz
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They catch her with a knife again, cutting her armsThe Trials of Solomon Parker by Eric Scott Fischl
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gaze her way. "How dare —! Ah, the policewoman." HisForever Knight: A Stirring of Dust
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Silly question, but how do you guys approach the "line method"? I always seem to get choppy half sentences, like the one above. 🤔
Isa wrote: "gaze her way. "How dare —! Ah, the policewoman." HisForever Knight: A Stirring of Dust
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Silly question, but how do you guys approach the "line method"?..."
Oh! you must not chop sentences ! eg.4th line means sentence starting on 4th line . Sometimes asking for say 10th sentence leads to no where as 1 page doesn't have many.
Otherwise ,suit yourself ,select what is easy for you.
"With Swiss cheese and one of those really big, no-messing-around dill pickles. " - Hide by Lisa GardnerPage 60, sentence 3
In the twenty-five years since, he has worked for the likes of Games Workshop, Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro and Ubisoft, using both traditional and digital media.Magic Realms: The Art of Fighting Fantasy
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(Isa-I always do the first complete sentence on that line (and if there isn't one, I got to the start of the sentence above or the beginning of the new sentence and complete it on the next line). That felt very clunky, but I hope it makes sense. (Closest book to me, is a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, and that doesn't have enough sentences (only7) on page 57 to compete any of this, so...not going to HA)
She made up wild vacations, without us ever leaving the house. Darling Rose Gold by: Stephanie Wrobel
Just FYI - I do not recommend this book!
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I think they're my clothes ,but they don't look like mine ,I've never seen them before .- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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Had Sandy figured that out? Was that why she had left? - The Neighbor by Lisa GardnerPage 78, first sentence
It wasn't that he was writing anything terrible about her - just the opposite. Lessons in Chemistry by: Bonnie Garmus
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She smiles, and I can almost hear her thinking, Oh, if only I had a nickel for every time I've heard that one. - The Neighbor, Lisa GardnerPg 40, 3rd sentence
"It includes a fifth-year option based on ratings during the final year of the contract."Page 52, paragraph 4, last sentence
"Stop it. I don't want to talk anymore." - The Neighbor, Lisa GardnerPg 211, first sentence,
In the meantime I had taken steps to force Mademoiselle Matthe into the open. The Murder on the Linksby Agatha ChristieNEXT PG.124 ,Sentence/line 4
“Arthur’s Onceborn-raised Scion or the sixteen-year-old Black girl whom they never expected to pull the sword from its stone.” -Bloodmarked, Tracy Deonnpg 231, line/sentence 12!
People say something relatively strong about a general topic, but with subtle looks they point at you. The Laws of Human Nature
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He spoke to my wife and she took his side. Morality for Beautiful Girls by: Alexander McCall Smith
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"Body builders sometimes use steroids to bulk up their muscle mass." - Bloodstream by Tess GerritsenPg 23, first sentence
There remains a mirror ,on the hall wall.- The 'Handmaid's tale' by Margaret Atwood.
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Instead, what's inside the box is a lot of canteens, maps, and what looked like oversized wristwatches.Ballistic Kiss by Richard Kadrey
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The spread of neoracism within these institutions is clear from numerous examples. - The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America by Coleman HughesPage 94, first sentence
'How will you help me? You are a tutor at Chandan classes '.-The girl in room 105 by Chetan Bhagat
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'People die,' he says slowly, his jaw ticking before he drags in a deep breath.Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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Anyway, that's a question for David Spade, not me. - You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America by Rob SchneiderPg 101, 5th sentence
Two steps away from the gate, she spun and bolted out to the street.Off the Grid by P.J. Tracy
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We came here armed to do battle with winter. Hills, Hawgs & Ho Chi Minh: More Tales of a Wayward Runner by: Don Kardong
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Also implicit in the unconstrained vision is the view that the relevant comparison is between the beliefs of one sort of person and another--between x and y, rather than between (1) systemic processes working through successive generations of individuals a through x, as expressed through the living generation x, versus (2) the articulated rationality of y in isolation. - A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas SowellPg 22, first sentence
I thought,indeed , that he had quarrelled finally with his stepfather. - The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
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To all appearances, this group of melancholy mummers constituted nothing less than an entirely independent festival — a festival within a festival.The Giant Book of Best New Horror
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Though her once slender waist had thickened and the faded red-gold hair piled untidily on top of her head was now laced with silver, Linda's blue-gray eyes were her daughter's and they rested now upon her second child with an expression of concern and shrewdness that would have been comically familiar to Strike.- Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
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She could mean that this is a reminder to us of the unjustness and brutality of the regime .-The 'Handmaid's tale'
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I was also ignoring my husband and my daughter, fracturing the family I was supposed to nurture and protect. - Live to Tell by Lisa GardnerPg 97, sentence 3
My calendar tells me that tomorrow is your last day at college for this term .- Murder under the mistletoe by Liz fielding
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"There's a mattress there, but there ain't any sheets." She’s Come Undone by; Wally Lamb
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“The guild boss considered her curiously, then Sky, before someone interrupted.” - The Dead Cat Tail AssassinsNEXT: pg 182, line or sentence 17
If I desired additional toiletries, say conditioner, hand lotion, lip balm, I had to purchase them from the commissary. - Love You More by Lisa GardnerPg 134, 2nd sentence
He asked the question haughtily ,his head thrown back. - The Murder on the Links by Agatha ChristieNext pg.199 sentence 1
Where the black prince had a majesty to it, this animal was something else entirely.The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
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But Brian didn't like that either--said he couldn't relax with me in the house. - Love You More, Lisa GardnerPg 211, 2nd sentence
"I merely do," Lord Pumphrey said with fragile dignity, "what everyone else does."Sharpe's Fury by Bernard Cornwell
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Aunt Elizabeth was on washroom duty .-The 'Handmaid's tale'by Margaret Atwood.
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