Chapter 13 of The Californians is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Californians is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after." "Poor man! I am sorry he go so soon. But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard. Live very old before the Americanos coming."
Chapter 13 of The Californians is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Live very old before the Americanos coming."”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."”
plural of “men” — the force of workers available
From this reading “But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry he go so soon.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
(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 But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry he go so soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Live very old before the Americanos coming."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Live very old before the Americanos coming."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Live very old before the Americanos coming."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am sorry he go so soon.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry he go so soon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Poor man!
plural of “men” — the force of workers available
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Live very old before the Americanos coming."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor man!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am sorry he go so soon.
in the near future
From this reading I am sorry he go so soon.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry he go so soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
up to a particular time
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
precisely as stated
From this reading Live very old before the Americanos coming."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But all the mens die early in California now: work so hard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He says he will live until you come; but he won't live long after."
Chapter 13 of The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 413 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.
Chapter 13 holds 413 sentences of The Californians, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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