Chapter 18 of The pit is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The pit is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I know better," retorted Jadwin. "I'm watching this thing. You can't tell me anything about it. I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'" "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
Chapter 18 of The pit is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “"Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."”
any thing at all
From this reading “You can't tell me anything about it.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"I know better," retorted Jadwin.”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"”
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading “I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “"Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"I know better," retorted Jadwin.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “"I'm watching this thing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
(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 I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
any thing at all
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "I know better," retorted Jadwin.
express in words
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
a special situation
From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "I'm watching this thing.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't tell me anything about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then you're the Lord Almighty himself."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've got it all figured out, your 'new crop.'"
Chapter 18 of The pit by Frank Norris holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 18 holds 417 sentences of The pit, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The pit by Frank Norris exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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