Chapter 2 of Stan Lynn: A Boy's Adventures in China is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Stan Lynn: A Boy's Adventures in China is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly: "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid. One man enough one man fight. One man can'tee fight gleat many. Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
Chapter 2 of Stan Lynn: A Boy's Adventures in China is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:”
cut into pieces
From this reading “Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."”
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “One man enough one man fight.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."”
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading “The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:”
estrangement from god
From this reading “"Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:”
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In this reading “The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:”
remove by or as if by cutting
In this reading “Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."”
In this reading “"Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.”
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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 The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
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From this reading "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.
(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 "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One man can'tee fight gleat many.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
cut into pieces
From this reading Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading One man enough one man fight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading One man enough one man fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One man can'tee fight gleat many.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading One man can'tee fight gleat many.
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man enough one man fight.
and nothing more
From this reading Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
estrangement from god
From this reading "Plentee bad man makee Sin all aflaid.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only one Sin takee big knife and chop off head."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Chinaman smiled feebly, and there was a look of apology in his eyes as he said meekly:
Chapter 2 of Stan Lynn: A Boy's Adventures in China by George Manville Fenn holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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