Chapter 1 of A Man of Samples. Something about the men he is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Man of Samples. Something about the men he is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“When do you start, Tom?” “At midnight.” “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.” “I'll do it, or die; good-by.” And then I sat down to think it all over.
Chapter 1 of A Man of Samples. Something about the men he is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““I'll do it, or die; good-by.””
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading ““Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.””
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading ““At midnight.””
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading ““Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.””
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ““Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.””
hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
From this reading ““Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.””
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““When do you start, Tom?””
male cat
From this reading ““When do you start, Tom?””
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(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 And then I sat down to think it all over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then I sat down to think it all over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At midnight.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I'll do it, or die; good-by.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “When do you start, Tom?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then I sat down to think it all over.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then I sat down to think it all over.
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From this reading “I'll do it, or die; good-by.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “At midnight.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I'll do it, or die; good-by.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
above and across; more than
From this reading And then I sat down to think it all over.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And then I sat down to think it all over.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “When do you start, Tom?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then I sat down to think it all over.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And then I sat down to think it all over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
male cat
From this reading “When do you start, Tom?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, good-by; sock it to 'em; send us in some fat orders.”
at the time that
From this reading “When do you start, Tom?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When do you start, Tom?”
Chapter 1 of A Man of Samples. Something about the men he by William H. Maher holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
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