Chapter 22 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come, be a man. It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that! Good, you nearly did it then. You're making up your mind to it....
Chapter 22 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good, you nearly did it then.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “You're making up your mind to it....”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “You're making up your mind to it....”
a particular point in time
From this reading “It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Good, you nearly did it then.”
carry out
From this reading “It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come, be a man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come, be a man.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, be a man.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Good, you nearly did it then.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good, you nearly did it then.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Good, you nearly did it then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading You're making up your mind to it....
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Come, be a man.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading You're making up your mind to it....
a particular point in time
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Good, you nearly did it then.
and nothing more
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
carry out
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Good, you nearly did it then.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You're making up your mind to it....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You're making up your mind to it....
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good, you nearly did it then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're making up your mind to it....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll only take a moment; and you've been through worse than that!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You're making up your mind to it....
Chapter 22 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc holds 422 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 22 holds 422 sentences of The Teeth of the Tiger, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 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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