Chapter 17 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion. "Why but what?" "Had you made up your mind to clear out?" "Of course I had! But why hurry?
Chapter 17 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “"Had you made up your mind to clear out?"”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “"Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course I had!”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “But why hurry?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “"Had you made up your mind to clear out?"”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “"Had you made up your mind to clear out?"”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading "Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I had!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading But why hurry?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course I had!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I had!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why but what?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, but--" stammered Mazeroux, in his confusion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Had you made up your mind to clear out?"
Chapter 17 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 17 holds 421 sentences of The Teeth of the Tiger, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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