Chapter 13 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged. "He's sort of a hero with us. I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead." "I know!" My friend laughed shortly.
Chapter 13 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 413 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.
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading “"Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “"Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “"He's sort of a hero with us.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."”
for a short time
From this reading “My friend laughed shortly.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He's sort of a hero with us.
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friend laughed shortly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's sort of a hero with us.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading "He's sort of a hero with us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading My friend laughed shortly.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend laughed shortly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
for a short time
From this reading My friend laughed shortly.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "He's sort of a hero with us.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading I remember several successful plays with romantic Indians in the lead."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's sort of a hero with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Our Eastern ideas of Mr. Lo are somewhat out of line with the facts," I acknowledged.
Chapter 13 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Beach holds 413 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.
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