Chapter 8 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s enough,” I said. “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.” “I’m satisfied,” Cohn said. He smiled. “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
Chapter 8 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.””
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading ““Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.””
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading ““You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.””
German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
From this reading ““I’m satisfied,” Cohn said.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading ““You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.””
filled with satisfaction
From this reading ““I’m satisfied,” Cohn said.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “He smiled.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading ““You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.””
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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 “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
From this reading “I’m satisfied,” Cohn said.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “That’s enough,” I said.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s enough,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m satisfied,” Cohn said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
engage in
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s enough,” I said.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “I’m satisfied,” Cohn said.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s enough,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “You’ll probably win it back at bridge, anyway.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Or you’ll have to make a book and give me some of it.”
Chapter 8 of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 418 sentences of The Sun Also Rises, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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