Chapter 8 of Rich Man, Poor Man is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Rich Man, Poor Man is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Just what I say," Lloyd retorted. "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it." And now Varick was there to get her. Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes. Why had David's father gone to Varick?
Chapter 8 of Rich Man, Poor Man is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.”
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Why had David's father gone to Varick?”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “"Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.”
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(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 "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Why had David's father gone to Varick?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Why had David's father gone to Varick?
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
destroyed or killed
From this reading Why had David's father gone to Varick?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had David's father gone to Varick?
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
and nothing more
From this reading "Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading "Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.
express in words
From this reading "Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
not in physical motion
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
On the present night.
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
except if; if not
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now Varick was there to get her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Just what I say," Lloyd retorted.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had David's father gone to Varick?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bab, still plunged in hazy bewilderment, gazed at them with troubled eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Unless that girl's taken away tonight I'll see that you all regret it."
Chapter 8 of Rich Man, Poor Man by Maximilian Foster holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 413 sentences of Rich Man, Poor Man, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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