Chapter 10 of The Underdogs is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Underdogs is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I promise you I'll do it." "Are you sure? Do you really mean it? Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after." Luis Cervantes' eyes shone.
Chapter 10 of The Underdogs is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Spanish writer best remembered for “Don Quixote” which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
From this reading “Luis Cervantes' eyes shone.”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."”
a yearning for something or to do something
From this reading “Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you really mean it?”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"I promise you I'll do it."”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Luis Cervantes' eyes shone.”
look attentively
From this reading “Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure?
Spanish writer best remembered for “Don Quixote” which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)
From this reading Luis Cervantes' eyes shone.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I promise you I'll do it."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Luis Cervantes' eyes shone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
a yearning for something or to do something
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I promise you I'll do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I promise you I'll do it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I promise you I'll do it."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luis Cervantes' eyes shone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Do you really mean it?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I promise you I'll do it."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Do you really mean it?
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Luis Cervantes' eyes shone.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Are you sure?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
look attentively
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I promise you I'll do it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here, if you pull that off for me, I'll give you the watch and chain you're hankering after."
Chapter 10 of The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 10 holds 236 sentences of The Underdogs, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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