Chapter 13 of Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district. "Big snake feller here plenty. Sho' he scar' yo'," said Cavan. "How long?" I asked.
Chapter 13 of Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “_THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “"Big snake feller here plenty.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “_THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.”
a full supply
From this reading “"Big snake feller here plenty.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “_THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.”
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “Sho' he scar' yo'," said Cavan.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “_THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.”
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In this reading “_THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
a person who fells trees
From this reading "Big snake feller here plenty.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sho' he scar' yo'," said Cavan.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Big snake feller here plenty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How long?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
a full supply
From this reading "Big snake feller here plenty.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sho' he scar' yo'," said Cavan.
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading Sho' he scar' yo'," said Cavan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sho' he scar' yo'," said Cavan.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _THE SNAKE THAT DISAPPEARED_ That night Cavan remarked that we were now getting into the big snake district.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sho' he scar' yo'," said Cavan.
Chapter 13 of Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds by William La Varre holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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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