Chapter 4 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him. "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand. "You gettin' hard o' hearin'? Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone. "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
Chapter 4 of Sonnie-Boy's People is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “"Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.”
someone who assists in a plot
From this reading “"Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “"I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “"Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.”
push forcefully
From this reading “"Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.”
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 "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You gettin' hard o' hearin'?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "You gettin' hard o' hearin'?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You gettin' hard o' hearin'?
someone who assists in a plot
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "You gettin' hard o' hearin'?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
push forcefully
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Smoke?" inquired Tim suddenly, and thrust a cigar at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Thought I told you to get along!" snapped Malone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I am goin' along," returned the husky voice, "soon's I light up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wh-h--" stuttered the henchman, and then almost snatched it from Tim's hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You gettin' hard o' hearin'?
Chapter 4 of Sonnie-Boy's People by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Sonnie-Boy's People, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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