Chapter 3 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You've got it," cried the cook. "That was it, Dan; the very place. Fancy you knowin' it. Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters. Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
Chapter 3 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “"You've got it," cried the cook.”
complete or carry out
From this reading “Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Fancy you knowin' it.”
plural of “lighter” — a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading “Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.”
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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 Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "You've got it," cried the cook.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You've got it," cried the cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was it, Dan; the very place.
complete or carry out
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Fancy you knowin' it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got it," cried the cook.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You've got it," cried the cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fancy you knowin' it.
plural of “lighter” — a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "That was it, Dan; the very place.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was it, Dan; the very place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You've got it," cried the cook.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
precisely as stated
From this reading "That was it, Dan; the very place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was it, Dan; the very place.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Seems it's a bit out o' the way o' shippin'.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, we got to go down there and get in across a sort of bar what's there an' discharge into lighters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fancy you knowin' it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got it," cried the cook.
Chapter 3 of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 403 sentences of Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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