Chapter 4 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Got to play my hand, haven’t I?" Goyle replied. Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought. "Well, you’ve got ’em or you haven’t. I’ll call you."
Chapter 4 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I’ll call you."”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “"Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “"Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Goyle replied.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I’ll call you."
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Well, you’ve got ’em or you haven’t.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goyle replied.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll call you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, you’ve got ’em or you haven’t.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Goyle replied.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Bodney put his cigar on the table and thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Got to play my hand, haven’t I?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you’ve got ’em or you haven’t.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you’ve got ’em or you haven’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you’ve got ’em or you haven’t.
Chapter 4 of Judge Elbridge by Opie Percival Read holds 411 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 411 sentences of Judge Elbridge, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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