Chapter 10 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop. Anderson has identified her. Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes. Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything. Take plenty of space.
Chapter 10 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “Anderson has identified her.”
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading “Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.”
having the identity known or established
From this reading “Anderson has identified her.”
the smallest of the Great Lakes
From this reading “Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.”
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading “"That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “"That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.”
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
From this reading “Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading Anderson has identified her.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
a young female
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anderson has identified her.
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
having the identity known or established
From this reading Anderson has identified her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take plenty of space.
the smallest of the Great Lakes
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
a full supply
From this reading Take plenty of space.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Take plenty of space.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
carry out
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That suicide story has broken big and we've got a scoop.
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
From this reading Take the first G.T. train for Highland, Ontario, and find her father, Captain Wilkes.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Wire me a full story about the girl Mabel, private life, history, everything.
Chapter 10 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Beach holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 409 sentences of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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