Chapter 4 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I could get out of here if I wanted to. I'm not so feeble as some might think. But I don't let on. I have too good a time. Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
Chapter 4 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “I'm not so feeble as some might think.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I could get out of here if I wanted to.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But I don't let on.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Besides, everything would run down if I went away.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I could get out of here if I wanted to.”
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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 I have too good a time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't let on.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
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From this reading But I don't let on.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have too good a time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have too good a time.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But I don't let on.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I don't let on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I'm not so feeble as some might think.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have too good a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have too good a time.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I could get out of here if I wanted to.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Besides, everything would run down if I went away.
Chapter 4 of The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 429 sentences of The Turtles of Tasman, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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