Chapter 7 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats! Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim. I need it. I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over. What is it?
Chapter 7 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!”
increase twofold
From this reading “THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!”
a message received and understood
From this reading “I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
(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 I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!
increase twofold
From this reading THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!
accept an excuse for
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
a message received and understood
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I need it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
and nothing more
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
above and across; more than
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
express in words
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
a state of acute pain
From this reading THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!
carry out
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEK DOUBLE CROSS Suffering bear-cats!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I've just read a piece of information in this letter that makes me tired all over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?
during the time that
From this reading Say! excuse me while I take a long rest, Jim.
Chapter 7 of At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 7 holds 489 sentences of At Good Old Siwash, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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