Chapter 4 of Big lake is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Big lake is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went. I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited. LLOYD Yes, you air, too. I c’n tell the way you act. You see—they wuzn’t nuthin’— BETTY No— LLOYD Nuthin’ a-tall.
Chapter 4 of Big lake is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “I c’n tell the way you act.”
take in solid food
From this reading “I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.”
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From this reading You see—they wuzn’t nuthin’— BETTY No— LLOYD Nuthin’ a-tall.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I c’n tell the way you act.
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From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading LLOYD Yes, you air, too.
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From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
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From this reading LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I c’n tell the way you act.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
take in solid food
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
not any; not one
From this reading You see—they wuzn’t nuthin’— BETTY No— LLOYD Nuthin’ a-tall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see—they wuzn’t nuthin’— BETTY No— LLOYD Nuthin’ a-tall.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
express in words
From this reading I c’n tell the way you act.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I c’n tell the way you act.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading LLOYD Yes, you air, too.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I c’n tell the way you act.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading LLOYD Betty— (_She turns._) Betty, they jist went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see—they wuzn’t nuthin’— BETTY No— LLOYD Nuthin’ a-tall.
an affirmative
From this reading LLOYD Yes, you air, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I guess they’re ready t’ eat, now— BETTY (_shaken_) I don’t keer— LLOYD Aw, you mustn’t be excited about nuthin’— BETTY I ain’t excited.
Chapter 4 of Big lake by Lynn Riggs holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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 4 holds 379 sentences of Big lake, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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