Chapter 6 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.” “Eh?” ejaculated Jonesie. “You know what I mean.” “Can’t say I do, Wigman.” “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
Chapter 6 of Danforth Plays the Game is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading ““Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.””
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ““Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading ““Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.””
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.””
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ““Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.””
in an unfair manner
From this reading ““Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.””
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an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading ““Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.””
In this reading ““Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
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From this reading “Can’t say I do, Wigman.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Can’t say I do, Wigman.”
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From this reading “Eh?” ejaculated Jonesie.
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From this reading “Eh?” ejaculated Jonesie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
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From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
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From this reading “Eh?” ejaculated Jonesie.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know what I mean.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You know what I mean.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
express in words
From this reading “Can’t say I do, Wigman.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
express a supposition
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, you can’t deny, I suppose, that if it hadn’t been for you I wouldn’t have got the chance to show what I could do.
in an unfair manner
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
(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 “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You know what I mean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t say I do, Wigman.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe, and I wouldn’t care if――if I wasn’t afraid that I――well, had sort of come by my good luck unfairly.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know what I mean.”
Chapter 6 of Danforth Plays the Game by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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