Chapter 4 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Certainly,” he answered cheerfully. “Slim is in poor luck. Bull means policeman. He tells me the bulls are hostile. I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
Chapter 4 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 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.
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “He tells me the bulls are hostile.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““Certainly,” he answered cheerfully.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.”
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading “He tells me the bulls are hostile.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “Bull means policeman.”
move with force
From this reading “I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading ““Slim is in poor luck.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.”
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.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Certainly,” he answered cheerfully.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He tells me the bulls are hostile.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading Bull means policeman.
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading He tells me the bulls are hostile.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly,” he answered cheerfully.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Certainly,” he answered cheerfully.
an association of criminals
From this reading I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly,” he answered cheerfully.
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading He tells me the bulls are hostile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Slim is in poor luck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Slim is in poor luck.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Slim is in poor luck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He tells me the bulls are hostile.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Bull means policeman.
a member of a police force
From this reading Bull means policeman.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Slim is in poor luck.
move with force
From this reading I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Slim is in poor luck.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading He tells me the bulls are hostile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tells me the bulls are hostile.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
in or at the place that
From this reading I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I ask where the push is, the gang he travels with.
Chapter 4 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories by Jack London holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 203 sentences of Moon-Face, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories by Jack London exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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