Chapter 37 of Gold is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Gold is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands. "Well! well! well! well!" he cried over and over again. "But I _am_ glad to see you! I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing! Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"
Chapter 37 of Gold is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.”
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading “Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.”
push forcefully
From this reading “THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
anew
In this reading “"Well! well! well! well!" he cried over and over again.”
In this reading “THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.”
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 THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
anew
From this reading "Well! well! well! well!" he cried over and over again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I _am_ glad to see you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I _am_ glad to see you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Well! well! well! well!" he cried over and over again.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "But I _am_ glad to see you!
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I _am_ glad to see you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
not any; not one
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well! well! well! well!" he cried over and over again.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But I _am_ glad to see you!
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
push forcefully
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I _am_ glad to see you!
look attentively
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
(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 "Well! well! well! well!" he cried over and over again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
in or at the place that
From this reading I'd no idea where you were or what you were doing!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GOLDEN WEB He thrust away his watch and the pistol and with a shout of joy seized both my hands.
produce a literary work
From this reading Why couldn't you write a man occasionally?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I _am_ glad to see you!
Chapter 37 of Gold by Stewart Edward White holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 37 holds 172 sentences of Gold, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 37 of Gold by Stewart Edward White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 37 can be played aloud in United States English.
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