Chapter 4 of Jim: The Story of a Backwoods Police Dog is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Jim: The Story of a Backwoods Police Dog is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely: “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.” “_Like_ it!” The uttermost of scorn was in her voice. “I hate, hate, hate it!
Chapter 4 of Jim: The Story of a Backwoods Police Dog is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:”
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading “Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:”
in a weak and unconvincing manner
From this reading “Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:”
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading “Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading ““But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.””
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.”
speak haltingly
From this reading “Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:”
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In this reading “Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
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From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
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From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I hate, hate, hate it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “_Like_ it!”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
in a weak and unconvincing manner
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “_Like_ it!”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
and nothing more
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
speak haltingly
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Utterly bewildered at this incomprehensible outburst, Blackstock could only stammer lamely:
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The uttermost of scorn was in her voice.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “But—I thought—ye kind o’ liked Brine’s Rip.”
Chapter 4 of Jim: The Story of a Backwoods Police Dog by Charles G. D., Sir Roberts holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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.
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