Chapter 38 of Harrigan is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Harrigan is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They left her and walked from the hotel. At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman. "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'. D'ye hear? Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
Chapter 38 of Harrigan is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 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.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “They left her and walked from the hotel.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “"Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “They left her and walked from the hotel.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D'ye hear?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading D'ye hear?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Chapter 38 of Harrigan by Max Brand holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 38 holds 178 sentences of Harrigan, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of Harrigan by Max Brand exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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