Chapter 2 of Gambler's World is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Gambler's World is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The shill growled but tucked his knife away. Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over. The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan. "Pick another game, strangers," he said. "Kippy made a little mistake."
Chapter 2 of Gambler's World is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 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.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “The shill growled but tucked his knife away.”
any new participant in some activity
From this reading “The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.”
(used informally) completely unclothed
From this reading “Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"Pick another game, strangers," he said.”
with reluctance
From this reading “Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.”
a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
From this reading “The shill growled but tucked his knife away.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “The shill growled but tucked his knife away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Kippy made a little mistake."
any new participant in some activity
From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
above and across; more than
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
(used informally) completely unclothed
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
with reluctance
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Reluctantly he peeled a bill from a fat roll and handed it over.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "Pick another game, strangers," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The newcomer looked from Retief to Magnan.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading The shill growled but tucked his knife away.
Chapter 2 of Gambler's World by Keith Laumer holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 2 holds 461 sentences of Gambler's World, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Gambler's World by Keith Laumer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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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