Chapter 9 of Going Some is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Going Some is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed. "Good-morning again," said Wally. Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said: "_Buenos dias, Senor Fat!_" Glass started. "You talkin' to me?"
Chapter 9 of Going Some is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a dainty and fastidious manner
From this reading “Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:”
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading “"_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:”
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading “Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “"_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.”
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:”
one who trains other persons or animals
From this reading “Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:”
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading “"Good-morning again," said Wally.”
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anew
From this reading "Good-morning again," said Wally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
in a dainty and fastidious manner
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
in a proud and domineering manner
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor Fat!_" Glass started.
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor Fat!_" Glass started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning again," said Wally.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You talkin' to me?"
in a polite manner
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-morning again," said Wally.
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
move hurridly
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor Fat!_" Glass started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You talkin' to me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Buenos dias, Senor._" Carara bowed politely to Speed.
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
the upper part of anything
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
one who trains other persons or animals
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning to the trainer, Carara eyed him from top to toe, removed his cigarette, and flipped the ashes daintily from it; then, smiling disdainfully, said:
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading "Good-morning again," said Wally.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You talkin' to me?"
Chapter 9 of Going Some by Rex Beach holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 9 holds 246 sentences of Going Some, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Going Some by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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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