Chapter 4 of The Black Tiger is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Black Tiger is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Take your time," said Randy. "Just a social call." Woody grinned across at Rocky. "How's the MG?" he asked. "Just super," she said smiling back.
Chapter 4 of The Black Tiger is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Woody grinned across at Rocky.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Woody grinned across at Rocky.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “"Take your time," said Randy.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “Woody grinned across at Rocky.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Just super," she said smiling back.”
relating to human society and its members
From this reading “"Just a social call."”
of the highest quality
From this reading “"Just super," she said smiling back.”
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading “Woody grinned across at Rocky.”
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 "Just a social call."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Woody grinned across at Rocky.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How's the MG?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Woody grinned across at Rocky.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Just super," she said smiling back.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Just a social call."
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Woody grinned across at Rocky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How's the MG?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How's the MG?" he asked.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just a social call."
one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
From this reading "How's the MG?" he asked.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading "Take your time," said Randy.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Woody grinned across at Rocky.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Take your time," said Randy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Just super," she said smiling back.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Just super," she said smiling back.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading "Just a social call."
of the highest quality
From this reading "Just super," she said smiling back.
carry out
From this reading "Take your time," said Randy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How's the MG?" he asked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Take your time," said Randy.
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading Woody grinned across at Rocky.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take your time," said Randy.
Chapter 4 of The Black Tiger by Patrick O'Connor holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of The Black Tiger, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Black Tiger by Patrick O'Connor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 88 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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