Chapter 5 of The Girl of the Golden West is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Girl of the Golden West is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face. "Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile. Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice: "Your kind don't prevail much here. I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
Chapter 5 of The Girl of the Golden West is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “"Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.”
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading “Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “"Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “"Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.”
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “"Your kind don't prevail much here.”
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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 "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your kind don't prevail much here.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile.
the organ of sight
From this reading I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile.
a young female
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Your kind don't prevail much here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Your kind don't prevail much here.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Your kind don't prevail much here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading "Your kind don't prevail much here.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Oh!" he ejaculated with a faint little smile.
express in words
From this reading I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I can tell--I got what you call a quick eye."
which person or people
From this reading Now the Girl, who had drawn up her chair close to his, leaned over and said in a low, confidential voice:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, that was a compliment I handed out to you," returned the Girl with a pained look on her face.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your kind don't prevail much here.
Chapter 5 of The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco holds 436 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.
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