Chapter 4 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux. "It would be better for him not to find us here." "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture. "Why?" "You'll wake him up."
Chapter 4 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “"It would be better for him not to find us here."”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “"Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.”
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading “"Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “"Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"You'll wake him up."”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
(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 "It would be better for him not to find us here."
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You'll wake him up."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "You'll wake him up."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll wake him up."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
Chapter 4 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc holds 397 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.
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