Chapter 4 of Olympian Nights is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Olympian Nights is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together. "Magnificent view, Sammy," said I. "Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully. "Dass what dey all says. _I_ 'ain't nebber seen it.
Chapter 4 of Olympian Nights is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “das” — any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading “"Dass what dey all says.”
in a faithful manner
From this reading “"Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.”
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “"Magnificent view, Sammy," said I.”
effusively or insincerely emotional
From this reading “I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “"Magnificent view, Sammy," said I.”
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From this reading _I_ 'ain't nebber seen 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 "Dass what dey all says.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
plural of “das” — any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading "Dass what dey all says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dass what dey all says.
in a faithful manner
From this reading "Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.
set up or found
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _I_ 'ain't nebber seen it.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading "Magnificent view, Sammy," said I.
effusively or insincerely emotional
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I_ 'ain't nebber seen it.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Magnificent view, Sammy," said I.
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From this reading "Magnificent view, Sammy," said I.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Dass what dey all says.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _I_ 'ain't nebber seen it.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I found myself growing maudlin, and I pulled myself together.
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "Magnificent view, Sammy," said I.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dass what dey all says.
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From this reading "Yassir," he replied, trotting along faithfully.
Chapter 4 of Olympian Nights by John Kendrick Bangs holds 410 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 4 holds 410 sentences of Olympian Nights, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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