Chapter 5 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on. "Awful tough. You don't know. And then this Hopwood came along. It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
Chapter 5 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “And then this Hopwood came along.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “"Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “"Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.”
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From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And then this Hopwood came along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then this Hopwood came along.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
the act of breaking something
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then this Hopwood came along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then this Hopwood came along.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You don't know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then this Hopwood came along.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading It ain't my fault if the sucker thinks he's got another Roseben, is it?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then this Hopwood came along.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Things have been breaking awful tough for me around here," he went on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't know.
Chapter 5 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 423 sentences of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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