Chapter 10 of Colorado Jim is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Colorado Jim is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim. Connie and the silent man obeyed. Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck. "Did you git that, you human gorilla? Put 'em up."
Chapter 10 of Colorado Jim is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 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.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"Did you git that, you human gorilla?”
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading “"Did you git that, you human gorilla?”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Connie and the silent man obeyed.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Connie and the silent man obeyed.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.”
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading “Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.”
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 ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Connie and the silent man obeyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Connie and the silent man obeyed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you git that, you human gorilla?
a quad with a square body
From this reading Put 'em up."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Did you git that, you human gorilla?
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading "Did you git that, you human gorilla?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading "Did you git that, you human gorilla?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Connie and the silent man obeyed.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Connie and the silent man obeyed.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put 'em up."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Connie and the silent man obeyed.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did you git that, you human gorilla?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Connie and the silent man obeyed.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.
male cat
From this reading Tom, clasping his prize, looked thunderstruck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ANGELA MEETS A FRIEND "Hands up!" snapped Jim.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you git that, you human gorilla?
Chapter 10 of Colorado Jim by George Goodchild holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 10 holds 192 sentences of Colorado Jim, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Colorado Jim by George Goodchild exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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