Chapter 5 of Who goes there? is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Who goes there? is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?" I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know. "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?" "A good man," said Nick. "Nick," I said, "I want to go up the road."
Chapter 5 of Who goes there? is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “"Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “"Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “"Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.”
a person who smokes tobacco
From this reading “I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.”
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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 "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
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From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Nick," I said, "I want to go up the road."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A good man," said Nick.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "Nick," I said, "I want to go up the road."
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A good man," said Nick.
a person who smokes tobacco
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nick," I said, "I want to go up the road."
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Nick," I said, "I want to go up the road."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Nick," I said, "I want to go up the road."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not a smoker, but I knew that there was a little loose tobacco in one of my pockets; how it came to be there I did not know.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Thankee; mahsa; dis 'bacoo makes me bleeve you is a--" Nick hesitated, "A what?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dat's mighty good hitse'f; won't you please, sa', gimme a little?"
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