Chapter 7 of Poker Jim, Gentleman, and Other Tales and Sketches is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Poker Jim, Gentleman, and Other Tales and Sketches is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?” “No, I’ll be hanged if I do. Who the deuce are you, anyhow?” “Who? Me?
Chapter 7 of Poker Jim, Gentleman, and Other Tales and Sketches is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 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.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Who the deuce are you, anyhow?””
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “Who the deuce are you, anyhow?””
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?””
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““No, I’ll be hanged if I do.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?””
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Who the deuce are you, anyhow?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who the deuce are you, anyhow?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No, I’ll be hanged if I do.
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading Who the deuce are you, anyhow?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “No, I’ll be hanged if I do.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “No, I’ll be hanged if I do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I’ll be hanged if I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I’ll be hanged if I do.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “No, I’ll be hanged if I do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me?
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I’ll be hanged if I do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who the deuce are you, anyhow?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
which person or people
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, doctor, don’t you know who this is?”
Chapter 7 of Poker Jim, Gentleman, and Other Tales and Sketches by G. Frank (George Frank) Lydston holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 7 holds 397 sentences of Poker Jim, Gentleman, and Other Tales and Sketches, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Poker Jim, Gentleman, and Other Tales and Sketches by G. Frank (George Frank) Lydston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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