Chapter 2 of A Poor Man's House is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Poor Man's House is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked. [Sidenote: _THE CHILDREN_] "Iss...." "What for?" I asked jocularly. "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
Chapter 2 of A Poor Man's House is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading “"'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “"'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “"'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.”
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “"'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."”
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.
be restored
In this reading “"Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading [Sidenote: _THE CHILDREN_] "Iss...."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?"
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked jocularly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: _THE CHILDREN_] "Iss...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked jocularly.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: _THE CHILDREN_] "Iss...."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: _THE CHILDREN_] "Iss...."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Cause yu gives us bananas--an' pennies sometimes."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?"
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From this reading "Be yu glad Mr Ronals 's come back?" his mother asked.
Chapter 2 of A Poor Man's House by Stephen Sydney Reynolds holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 2 holds 396 sentences of A Poor Man's House, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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