Chapter 22 of The Winds of Chance is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Winds of Chance is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wal, w'at I tol' you?" 'Poleon Doret exclaimed, cheerfully. "Me, I'm cut off for poor man. If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box. Some people is born Jonah."
Chapter 22 of The Winds of Chance is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
brought into existence
From this reading “Some people is born Jonah."”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “'Poleon Doret exclaimed, cheerfully.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.”
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
From this reading “If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.”
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
From this reading “Some people is born Jonah."”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
brought into existence
From this reading Some people is born Jonah."
in a cheerful manner
From this reading 'Poleon Doret exclaimed, cheerfully.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Me, I'm cut off for poor man.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Poleon Doret exclaimed, cheerfully.
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading 'Poleon Doret exclaimed, cheerfully.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Me, I'm cut off for poor man.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
coins made of gold
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wal, w'at I tol' you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Me, I'm cut off for poor man.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some people is born Jonah."
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
From this reading Some people is born Jonah."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Me, I'm cut off for poor man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me, I'm cut off for poor man.
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Me, I'm cut off for poor man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Some people is born Jonah."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Poleon Doret exclaimed, cheerfully.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Me, I'm cut off for poor man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If one dose El Dorado millionaire' give me his pay-dump, all de gold disappear biffore I get him in de sluice-box.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some people is born Jonah."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wal, w'at I tol' you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wal, w'at I tol' you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wal, w'at I tol' you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wal, w'at I tol' you?"
Chapter 22 of The Winds of Chance by Rex Beach holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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 22 holds 368 sentences of The Winds of Chance, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Winds of Chance by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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.
Work through the 74 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 74 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Winds of Chance by Rex Beach on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 9337 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5062 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #5062, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1868 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Winds of Chance section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 29 chapters of The Winds of Chance to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Winds of Chance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
