Chapter 2 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara. "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained. "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial. Sorry, old man, but my health demands it. I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
Chapter 2 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.”
street names for marijuana
From this reading “"You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.”
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading “That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.”
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading “"You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “"It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
street names for marijuana
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
a brief written record
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
and nothing more
From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Sorry, old man, but my health demands it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
two times
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "It's only a several weeks' vacation," he explained.
at the time that
From this reading I'll kick in twice as hard when I get back."
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading That night Kit Bellew wrote a note to O'Hara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have to get some gink to dope out instalments for that serial.
Chapter 2 of Smoke Bellew by Jack London holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 2 holds 246 sentences of Smoke Bellew, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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