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Chapter 10 of An African Millionaire is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned and looked at me. "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling. "It's you, then, is it? Never, never to _you_, sir!" And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
Chapter 10 of An African Millionaire is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “"Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.”
for each
From this reading “"Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.”
move stealthily
From this reading “And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.”
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading “And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “"Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned and looked at me.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned and looked at me.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned and looked at me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's you, then, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's you, then, is it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's you, then, is it?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He turned and looked at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned and looked at me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never, never to _you_, sir!"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
for each
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
having a silk lining
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
term of address for a man
From this reading Never, never to _you_, sir!"
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
move stealthily
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
successive (without a break)
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Ha, old Ten Per Cent!" he called out, struggling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It's you, then, is it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never, never to _you_, sir!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned and looked at me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And as he spoke, he somehow flung his arms straight out behind him, and let the dust-coat slip off, which it easily did, the sleeves being new and smoothly silk-lined.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's you, then, is it?
Chapter 10 of An African Millionaire by Grant Allen holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 398 sentences of An African Millionaire, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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