Chapter 4 of Raw gold is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Raw gold is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TALE HALF TOLD. When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath. "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed. "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material. It's a wonder they didn't take that, too.
Chapter 4 of Raw gold is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on foot; walking
From this reading “"The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “"The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.”
to a great extent or degree
From this reading “"We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “"The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.”
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading “"The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “"The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.”
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “"The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.”
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
From this reading “"We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.”
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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 A TALE HALF TOLD.
on foot; walking
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
to a great extent or degree
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a wonder they didn't take that, too.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A TALE HALF TOLD.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a wonder they didn't take that, too.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
carry out
From this reading It's a wonder they didn't take that, too.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TALE HALF TOLD.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's a wonder they didn't take that, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A TALE HALF TOLD.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It's a wonder they didn't take that, too.
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The La Pere outfit is shy something like ten thousand dollars--we're afoot, minus everything but cigarette material.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
at the time that
From this reading When they were gone we let our hands down to their natural level and drew a long breath.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It's a wonder they didn't take that, too.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "We appear to have got considerably the worst of this transaction," I observed.
Chapter 4 of Raw gold by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 122 sentences of Raw gold, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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