Chapter 4 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Without what, Sergeant?" "Cause, idiot. Don't you know your own language?" _Plosh_! "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
Chapter 4 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “"Cause, idiot.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “"Cause, idiot.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don't you know your own language?"”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “Don't you know your own language?"”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Don't you know your own language?"”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “"Without what, Sergeant?"”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Without what, Sergeant?"”
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "Cause, idiot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you know your own language?"
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "Cause, idiot.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don't you know your own language?"
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Don't you know your own language?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Don't you know your own language?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Plosh_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "Without what, Sergeant?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, there's one of them big scrawlers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Without what, Sergeant?"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without what, Sergeant?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you know your own language?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you know your own language?"
Chapter 4 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by George Manville Fenn holds 404 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.
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