Chapter 5 of Dutch Courage and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dutch Courage and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead. "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered. "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos. We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire. And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
Chapter 5 of Dutch Courage and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading “"The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.”
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.”
join the military
From this reading “We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.”
plural of “peon” — a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
From this reading “We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.”
plural of “peso” — the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
From this reading “"The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.”
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “"You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.”
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading “We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.”
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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 Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
join the military
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.
set afire or burning
From this reading Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
plural of “peon” — a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
plural of “peso” — the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
caught or fixed
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The dirty cur's stuck Carson up for twenty thousand pesos.
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading We had to pay, or he'd have compelled half our peons to enlist or set the wells on fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Wemple lighted a cigarette and wiped his forehead.
a late time of life
From this reading And you know, Davies, what we've done for him in past years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know Campos, José H. Campos," he volunteered.
Chapter 5 of Dutch Courage and Other Stories by Jack London holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 418 sentences of Dutch Courage and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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