Chapter 4 of Gold Out of Celebes is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Gold Out of Celebes is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again. "I'm a little off color to-day. Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose. But I'll survive it. Go on."
Chapter 4 of Gold Out of Celebes is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.”
throw carelessly
From this reading “Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “"I'm a little off color to-day.”
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading “"Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.”
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading “But I'll survive it.”
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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 "I'm a little off color to-day.
anew
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'll survive it.
throw carelessly
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading "I'm a little off color to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'll survive it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm a little off color to-day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I'll survive it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'm a little off color to-day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
express a supposition
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading But I'll survive it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Go on, Mr. Little, don't mind me," he muttered, groping for the bag again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm a little off color to-day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ought not to chuck up the booze so suddenly, I suppose.
Chapter 4 of Gold Out of Celebes by Aylward Edward Dingle holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 410 sentences of Gold Out of Celebes, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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