Chapter 3 of The Abysmal Brute is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Abysmal Brute is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer. "He knows what I say is true, every word of it. He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life. Isn't that right, Pat?" "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
Chapter 3 of The Abysmal Brute is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “"Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.”
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading “"Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Isn't that right, Pat?"”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “"The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.”
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.
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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 He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
react verbally
From this reading "The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.
any thing at all
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that right, Pat?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Isn't that right, Pat?"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Isn't that right, Pat?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading "The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
express in words
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading "The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He's never fought anything but a straight fight in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn't that right, Pat?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The same as mine," Stubener snatched the answer.
a special situation
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "He knows what I say is true, every word of it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; it's right," Pat affirmed, and the peculiar thing to Maud Sangster was that she was convinced he spoke the truth.
Chapter 3 of The Abysmal Brute by Jack London holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 441 sentences of The Abysmal Brute, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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