Chapter 3 of Abe and Mawruss is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Abe and Mawruss is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick." "I mock you!" Leon exclaimed. "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again." Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.
Chapter 3 of Abe and Mawruss is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.”
terminate
From this reading “"That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “"That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “Leon exclaimed.”
treat with contempt
From this reading “"You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “"That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."”
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From this reading Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.
anew
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.
for the reason that
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
terminate
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
without stop or interruption
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Leon exclaimed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
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From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading Leon exclaimed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
treat with contempt
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
a guest cabin
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
carry out
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
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From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Leon backed away hurriedly and Moe turned to Abe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
at the time that
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
but in spite of that
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You come every day into my stateroom and mock me yet because I am sick."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's what I said," Moe continued; "and if you wouldn't take that cigar away from here I'll break your neck when I get on shore again."
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