Chapter 25 of The pennant is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The pennant is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?” “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself! Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?” “I do.” “You don’t act as if you did.
Chapter 25 of The pennant is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 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.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““You don’t act as if you did.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?””
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?””
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?””
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading ““Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!”
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.
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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 A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “You don’t act as if you did.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You don’t act as if you did.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
at any time
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You don’t act as if you did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
express a supposition
From this reading Don’t you suppose I ever have an idea of my own?”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A PLOT “Did you suspect me before Gus Kiggins told you to?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Now, look here, Dan Richards, you’re making a fool of yourself!
Chapter 25 of The pennant by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 25 holds 271 sentences of The pennant, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The pennant by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 271 sentences, grouped into 55 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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