Chapter 12 of The Trail of the White Mule is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Trail of the White Mule is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car. "Strike anything yet?" "Naw." Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in. "Get the car fixed all right?"
Chapter 12 of The Trail of the White Mule is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.”
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading “"By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.”
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading “Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.”
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “"Strike anything yet?"”
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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 "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Get the car fixed all right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
any thing at all
From this reading "Strike anything yet?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "Get the car fixed all right?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get the car fixed all right?"
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
staying power
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naw."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Casey's grunt was eloquent of the mood he was in.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Get the car fixed all right?"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "Strike anything yet?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By Jove, that was a fine sleep I had," he announced cheerfully, lifting himself up and dangling his legs outside the car.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Strike anything yet?"
Chapter 12 of The Trail of the White Mule by B. M. Bower holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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