Chapter 6 of The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dear Bowen, go to Castro. Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate. Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick. BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear. Said he: “I’m sick already—to the mountains, me.”
Chapter 6 of The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
From this reading “Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.”
Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
From this reading “Dear Bowen, go to Castro.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Said he: “I’m sick already—to the mountains, me.””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.”
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading “Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.”
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.
In this reading “BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.”
form or compose
In this reading “Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Said he: “I’m sick already—to the mountains, me.”
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Bowen, go to Castro.
Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
From this reading Dear Bowen, go to Castro.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Bowen, go to Castro.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dear Bowen, go to Castro.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Said he: “I’m sick already—to the mountains, me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
engage in
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Said he: “I’m sick already—to the mountains, me.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Said he: “I’m sick already—to the mountains, me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said he: “I’m sick already—to the mountains, me.”
express in words
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
express in words
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Bowen, go to Castro.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tell him straight He must make up his mind to arbitrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say if he won’t—here swing the big, big stick— We’ll do a little stunt to make him sick.
the words that are spoken
From this reading BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BOWEN: Your words I’ve put into his ear.
Chapter 6 of The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley by Ambrose Bierce holds 415 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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