Chapter 5 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nope,” said the American. “I hail from Wyoming. It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union. You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.” “Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.
Chapter 5 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading ““Nope,” said the American.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.””
a man of refinement
From this reading ““Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.”
praise vociferously
From this reading ““I hail from Wyoming.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading ““Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.”
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading ““I hail from Wyoming.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.”
In this reading “You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.””
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.””
In this reading ““I hail from Wyoming.”
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.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “Nope,” said the American.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I hail from Wyoming.
a man of refinement
From this reading “Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
praise vociferously
From this reading “I hail from Wyoming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hail from Wyoming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nope,” said the American.
a swift cursory examination or inspection
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Nope,” said the American.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Eh—quite so,” said the reverend gentleman.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nope,” said the American.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading It’s durned good State, too—best in the Union.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading “I hail from Wyoming.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ought to come out there some time, Elder, and give us the once-over.”
Chapter 5 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 421 sentences of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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