Chapter 6 of Tropic death is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tropic death is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mirrie!" "Comin', mum!" His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose. "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too. Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"
Chapter 6 of Tropic death is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “"Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"”
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading “Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"”
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading “"Comin', mum!"”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “"Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.”
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From this reading His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.
(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 Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Comin', mum!"
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"
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From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
From this reading Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"
a young female
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
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From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
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From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mirrie!"
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading "Comin', mum!"
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
express in words
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading His tongue thick, heavy, Alfie rose.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wha' all yo' makin' all dis noise fo'?"
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From this reading "Yo' girl chirrun, if unna don't behave unna self, Oi gwine tell unna mahmie 'pon unna, too.
Chapter 6 of Tropic death by Eric Walrond holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 434 sentences of Tropic death, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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