Chapter 7 of The Underdogs is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Underdogs is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you say, Pancracio? When are we going back to the ranch?" Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air. "Say the day, I'm game. You know I left my woman there too!"
Chapter 7 of The Underdogs is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “"Say the day, I'm game.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “When are we going back to the ranch?"”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Say the day, I'm game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you say, Pancracio?
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Say the day, I'm game.
the act of departing
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know I left my woman there too!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say the day, I'm game.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know I left my woman there too!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading You know I left my woman there too!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You know I left my woman there too!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you say, Pancracio?
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
express in words
From this reading "What do you say, Pancracio?
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading You know I left my woman there too!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Demetrio insisted, blowing gray clouds of tobacco smoke into the air.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You know I left my woman there too!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you say, Pancracio?
at the time that
From this reading When are we going back to the ranch?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You know I left my woman there too!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you say, Pancracio?
Chapter 7 of The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Chapter 7 holds 224 sentences of The Underdogs, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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