Chapter 10 of The Girl of the Golden West is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Girl of the Golden West is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome. "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully. "Ain't I your boy?" asked Sonora, sentimentally. "Why, what is it, Girl? Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
Chapter 10 of The Girl of the Golden West is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “academy” — a secondary school (usually private)
From this reading “"Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.”
out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)
From this reading “"Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.”
not still wet
From this reading “Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.”
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.”
ground snakes
From this reading “"Ain't I your boy?" asked Sonora, sentimentally.”
an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela
From this reading “"Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “"Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.”
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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 Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
possessive form of “academy” — a secondary school (usually private)
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
any person at all
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Ain't I your boy?" asked Sonora, sentimentally.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
out of working order (“busted” is an informal substitute for “broken”)
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
not still wet
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
a young female
From this reading "Why, what is it, Girl?
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ain't I your boy?" asked Sonora, sentimentally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, what is it, Girl?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, what is it, Girl?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
not any; not one
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
by chance
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
in a sentimental manner
From this reading "Ain't I your boy?" asked Sonora, sentimentally.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
ground snakes
From this reading "Ain't I your boy?" asked Sonora, sentimentally.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
express in words
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what is it, Girl?
at the time that
From this reading Has anybody--tell me--perhaps--" The Girl raised her head and dried her eyes; when she spoke one could have heard a pin drop.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what is it, Girl?
in a wistful manner
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want them to think Academy's busted?" asked Handsome.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ain't we your boys no more?" put in Trinidad, wistfully.
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