Chapter 13 of Cabbages and Kings is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Cabbages and Kings is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala. He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench. Not a cent. All right. Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
Chapter 13 of Cabbages and Kings is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.”
plural of “bump” — a lump on the body caused by a blow
From this reading “He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Not a cent.”
assets in the form of money
From this reading “Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.”
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
From this reading ““I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.”
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading “Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.”
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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 Not a cent.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
(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 All right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
plural of “bump” — a lump on the body caused by a blow
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Not a cent.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
assets in the form of money
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
by chance
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a cent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sighs and bumps his shoulders against the bench.
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Maybe, he tells me, some of his friends in the tropic outfit will send him funds later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I ask him, delicate, if, by any chance, he brought away anybody’s money with him from Guatemala.
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