Chapter 8 of Going Some is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Going Some is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in. He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully: "B--zoo gents! Where's my protege?" "I don't know.
Chapter 8 of Going Some is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.”
a group of representatives or delegates
From this reading “Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:”
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading “Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.”
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading “"B--zoo gents!”
a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
From this reading “Where's my protege?"”
the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
From this reading “"B--zoo gents!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading "B--zoo gents!
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
in a cheerful manner
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
a group of representatives or delegates
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know.
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading "B--zoo gents!
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know.
the act of departing
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where's my protege?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
From this reading Where's my protege?"
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
at the time that
From this reading Glass had gone to the cowboys' sleeping-quarters in search of his employer, and was upon the point of leaving when the delegation filed in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's my protege?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He regarded them with careless contempt, and removed his clay pipe to exclaim, cheerfully:
the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
From this reading "B--zoo gents!
Chapter 8 of Going Some by Rex Beach holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 272 sentences of Going Some, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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