Chapter 12 of Complete Poetical Works is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Complete Poetical Works is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Well, then! I won't raise my voice. There, men! I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be. Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
Chapter 12 of Complete Poetical Works is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 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.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.”
engage in
From this reading “I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “There, men!”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “I won't raise my voice.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I won't raise my voice.”
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't raise my voice.
and nothing more
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
engage in
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
the force of workers available
From this reading There, men!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I won't raise my voice.
not any; not one
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
and nothing more
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading I won't raise my voice.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
express in words
From this reading Four, only four--did he say-- Saved!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well, then!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, men!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I won't raise my voice.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, then!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won't raise my voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I won't make no noise, Only you just let me be.
Chapter 12 of Complete Poetical Works by Bret Harte holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 12 holds 157 sentences of Complete Poetical Works, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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