Chapter 10 of The Rules of the Game is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Rules of the Game is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He rode away. "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh. "Crazy old fool." He raised his voice. "Oh, you Jim!
Chapter 10 of The Rules of the Game is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.”
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “"Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"Crazy old fool."”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"Crazy old fool."”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “"Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “He raised his voice.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “He rode away.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “"Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He rode away.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "Crazy old fool."
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Crazy old fool."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rode away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He raised his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you Jim!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you Jim!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised his voice.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He rode away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He raised his voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Old California John," said Plant to Bob with a slight laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you Jim!
Chapter 10 of The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 400 sentences of The Rules of the Game, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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