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The Underdogs

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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"Hey!
Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.
Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.
Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.
A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.
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The Underdogs

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Underdogs is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Hey!
Line 2
Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.
Line 3
Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.
Line 4
Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.
Line 5
A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

Learner Dictionary

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.

convinced adjective US /kənˈvɪnst/

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading “Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.”

disappear verb US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading “Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.”

gravy noun US /ˈɡreɪvi/

a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

From this reading “Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.”

poet noun US /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading “Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.”

prisoners noun US /ˈprɪzənərz/

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading “Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.”

romantic adjective US /roʊˈmæntɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading “Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.”

shooting noun US /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading “Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.”

someone pronoun US /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

ain't

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From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

Anastasio's

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From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

convincedadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnst/

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

Demetrio

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

foolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

gravynounUS /ˈɡreɪvi/

a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

HearingnounUS /ˈhiːrɪŋ/

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

Hey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hey!

joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

momentsnounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/

in a vehement outcry

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

Valderrama

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

Venancio

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A few moments later, he was joined by Venancio and Demetrio.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Hearing Anastasio's voice, Valderrama was convinced that the prisoners had been set at liberty.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Whenever anything was said about shooting someone, Valderrama, the romantic poet, would disappear for a whole day.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Come here, you fool, after all there ain't been no gravy!" he shouted.

Chapter 13 of The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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Chapter 13 holds 235 sentences of The Underdogs, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Underdogs

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Underdogs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Mariano
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Underdogs; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Azuela
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First
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Novelists
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