Chapter 9 of When God Laughs, and Other Stories is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of When God Laughs, and Other Stories is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Drug store,” Jim panted. “Drug store.” “No you don't. You'll stay right here. There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
Chapter 9 of When God Laughs, and Other Stories is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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administer a drug to
From this reading ““Drug store,” Jim panted.”
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 “There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Drug store,” Jim panted.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You'll stay right here.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading ““Drug store,” Jim panted.”
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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 There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
(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 There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No you don't.
administer a drug to
From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You'll stay right here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
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 There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
not any; not one
From this reading “No you don't.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
participate in games or sport
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You'll stay right here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You'll stay right here.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Drug store,” Jim panted.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There ain't goin' to be any runnin' out an' makin' a poison play on the street--not with all them jools reposin' under the pillow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No you don't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll stay right here.
Chapter 9 of When God Laughs, and Other Stories by Jack London holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 9 holds 203 sentences of When God Laughs, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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