Chapter 4 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come on," he invited. "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have. But we won't go overboard just yet. We can't swim!" The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
Chapter 4 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “"Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “"Come on," he invited.”
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “"Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.”
to extremes
From this reading “But we won't go overboard just yet.”
travel through water
From this reading “We can't swim!"”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.”
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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 The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
any thing at all
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we won't go overboard just yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can't swim!"
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on," he invited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But we won't go overboard just yet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come on," he invited.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading "Come on," he invited.
and nothing more
From this reading But we won't go overboard just yet.
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on," he invited.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
to extremes
From this reading But we won't go overboard just yet.
travel through water
From this reading We can't swim!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we won't go overboard just yet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But we won't go overboard just yet.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The three fellows didn't "come on," worth a cent.
but in spite of that
From this reading But we won't go overboard just yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come on with your knives or anything else that you have.
Chapter 4 of Gold Seekers of '49 by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Gold Seekers of '49, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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