Chapter 4 of The Bread-winners: A Social Study is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Bread-winners: A Social Study is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow? I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave." Offitt's face turned livid. He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat. I ain't agoin' to hurt you nor your friend Farnham.
Chapter 4 of The Bread-winners: A Social Study is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “"Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “I ain't agoin' to hurt you nor your friend Farnham.”
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
From this reading “He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “Offitt's face turned livid.”
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From this reading I ain't agoin' to hurt you nor your friend Farnham.
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From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
(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 He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Offitt's face turned livid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't agoin' to hurt you nor your friend Farnham.
enclose with a fence
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I ain't agoin' to hurt you nor your friend Farnham.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
be the source of pain
From this reading I ain't agoin' to hurt you nor your friend Farnham.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
and nothing more
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
go away from a place
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Offitt's face turned livid.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
not any; not one
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I ain't agoin' to hurt you nor your friend Farnham.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Offitt's face turned livid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
a source of difficulty
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Offitt's face turned livid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm here on business, and I ain't no fence, and I'll just trouble you to leave."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He growled: "Of all Andylusian jacks, you're the beat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look here, Andy, what _is_ your game, anyhow?
Chapter 4 of The Bread-winners: A Social Study by John Hay holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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