Chapter 4 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We're going to start with an understanding. If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat." "Rats! How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness. "I'll manage somehow."
Chapter 4 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 415 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.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “"I'll manage somehow."”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “"Rats!”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “"I'll manage somehow."”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “"We're going to start with an understanding.”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “"We're going to start with an understanding.”
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.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We're going to start with an understanding.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
take in liquids
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
the act of departing
From this reading "We're going to start with an understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
go away from a place
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "I'll manage somehow."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "Rats!
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "I'll manage somehow."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "We're going to start with an understanding.
carry out
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're going to start with an understanding.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading "We're going to start with an understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're going to start with an understanding.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We're going to start with an understanding.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How you aim to get to the Kobuk without me?" asked Harkness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you take another drink during the daytime I'll leave you flat."
Chapter 4 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Beach holds 415 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 415 sentences of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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