Chapter 22 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum.. “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage. “How much have you got?” That question came unexpectedly. “I've got rising six hundred dollars.”
Chapter 22 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
From this reading “Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..”
an authoritative declaration
From this reading “Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading ““And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.”
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading “Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “That question came unexpectedly.”
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..”
plural of “venture” — any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..”
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
From this reading ““And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.”
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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 “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
lacking funds
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That question came unexpectedly.
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From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
an authoritative declaration
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I've got rising six hundred dollars.”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “How much have you got?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How much have you got?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How much have you got?”
ten 10s
From this reading “I've got rising six hundred dollars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “How much have you got?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
a person who is being chased
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading That question came unexpectedly.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “I've got rising six hundred dollars.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “I've got rising six hundred dollars.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
in a way that was not expected
From this reading That question came unexpectedly.
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
plural of “venture” — any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Mayo, wild thoughts urging him to desperate ventures, snapped out corroboration of that dictum..
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
From this reading “And I've known a lot of fellers to go broke in the wrecking game,” pursued Captain Candage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How much have you got?”
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