Chapter 3 of Moments with Mark Twain is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Moments with Mark Twain is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Scooped him?” “Yes—death has. Well, well, well, we’ve got to give him up. Yes, indeed. It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
Chapter 3 of Moments with Mark Twain is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ““Yes—death has.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Well, well, well, we’ve got to give him up.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Yes, indeed.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?”
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading ““Scooped him?””
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes—death has.”
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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 It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
later than; following
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Yes—death has.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Well, well, well, we’ve got to give him up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, well, well, we’ve got to give him up.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes—death has.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Scooped him?”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Yes, indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading “Scooped him?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, well, well, we’ve got to give him up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, well, well, we’ve got to give him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, well, well, we’ve got to give him up.
(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, well, well, we’ve got to give him up.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It’s a kind of a hard world, after all, _ain’t_ it?
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes—death has.
Chapter 3 of Moments with Mark Twain by Mark Twain holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 429 sentences of Moments with Mark Twain, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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