Chapter 4 of His Own People is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of His Own People is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly. “'He's game,' she says. 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says. Was she right? What?
Chapter 4 of His Own People is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.”
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ““'He's game,' she says.”
superlative of “game” — disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading “'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.”
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading “The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.”
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
with delight
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
at any time
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “'He's game,' she says.
superlative of “game” — disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “'He's game,' she says.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Was she right?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading 'He's the gamest little Indian ever come down the big road!' she says.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “'He's game,' she says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “'He's game,' she says.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was she right?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fat man hammered the table with his fist delightedly.
Chapter 4 of His Own People by Booth Tarkington holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 4 holds 217 sentences of His Own People, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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