Chapter 8 of A Heap o' Livin' is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Heap o' Livin' is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me! Me did most ever'thing you see. Me got this bump the time me tripped. An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt. That's how me got all over dirt.
Chapter 8 of A Heap o' Livin' is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.”
knock against with force or violence
From this reading “Me got this bump the time me tripped.”
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading “That's how me got all over dirt.”
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading “An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.”
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading “Me got this bump the time me tripped.”
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 That's how me got all over dirt.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me!
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
knock against with force or violence
From this reading Me got this bump the time me tripped.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Me did most ever'thing you see.
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading That's how me got all over dirt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me did most ever'thing you see.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Me got this bump the time me tripped.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's how me got all over dirt.
be the source of pain
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me!
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
the sound of laughing
From this reading An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me!
used to form the superlative
From this reading Me did most ever'thing you see.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
above and across; more than
From this reading That's how me got all over dirt.
precisely, exactly
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
express in words
From this reading An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Me did most ever'thing you see.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's how me got all over dirt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Me got this bump the time me tripped.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading An' then I laugh an' say: "It's me!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Me got this bump the time me tripped.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Me got this bump the time me tripped.
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading Me got this bump the time me tripped.
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
at the time that
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
in or at the place that
From this reading An' here is where the jelly slipped Right off my bread upon my shirt, An' when me tumbled down it hurt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Me did most ever'thing you see.
Chapter 8 of A Heap o' Livin' by Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 101 sentences of A Heap o' Livin', unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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