Chapter 4 of Paid off is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Paid off is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I admits the charge and he nods happy like. “‘Then we starts even, feller. Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw. Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’ “‘Yuh seen him bluff me down?’
Chapter 4 of Paid off is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ““I admits the charge and he nods happy like.”
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
From this reading “Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.”
plural of “fang” — a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
From this reading “Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’”
possessive form of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading “Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.”
plural of “nod” — a sign of assent or salutation or command
From this reading ““I admits the charge and he nods happy like.”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’”
time long past
From this reading “Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “‘Yuh seen him bluff me down?’
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
divisible by two
From this reading “‘Then we starts even, feller.
plural of “fang” — a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
a person who fells trees
From this reading “‘Then we starts even, feller.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
possessive form of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Yuh seen him bluff me down?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
plural of “nod” — a sign of assent or salutation or command
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “‘Yuh seen him bluff me down?’
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “‘Then we starts even, feller.
carry out
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I admits the charge and he nods happy like.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “‘Then we starts even, feller.
the act of using
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
look attentively
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘Then we starts even, feller.
time long past
From this reading Down yore p’izen and loan me the use of a fresh chaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I’m gonna take yuh back and watch yuh pull that Sanchez gent’s fangs.’
Chapter 4 of Paid off by Walt Coburn 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.
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