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A story teller's story
A story teller's story

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of A story teller's story is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.
As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?
Do not doubt it.
I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.
I accept them all as part of myself.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A story teller's story

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of A story teller's story is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.
/ðɪs ɪz ˈsʌmˈwʌt ʌv ə dʒoʊk ɑːn miː bʌt ɪt ɪz ə ˈɡreɪtər dʒoʊk ɑːn ðə ˈriːdər/
Line 2
As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?
Line 3
Do not doubt it.
/duː nɑːt daʊt ɪt/
Line 4
I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.
/aɪ hæv hɪm ɪn miː ənd juːˈdʒiːn debz ɪn miː ənd ðə ˈkreɪzi pəˈlɪtəkəl aɪˈdiːlɪsts ʌv ðə ˈwestərn steɪts ənd ˈmɪstər ˈɡeri ʌv ðə stiːl trʌst ənd ðə hoʊl kruː/
Line 5
I accept them all as part of myself.
/aɪ ækˈsept ðem ɔːl æz pɑːrt ʌv ˌmaɪˈself/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Calvin noun US /ˈkælvən/

United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)

From this reading “As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?”

conventional adjective US /kənˈvenʃənəl/

following accepted customs and proprieties

From this reading “As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?”

Coolidge noun US /ˈkuːlɪdʒ/

elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)

From this reading “As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?”

Debs noun US /debz/

United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)

From this reading “I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.”

Eugene noun US /juːˈdʒiːn/

Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)

From this reading “I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.”

Gary noun US /ˈɡeri/

a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production

From this reading “I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.”

idealists noun US /aɪˈdiːlɪsts/

plural of “idealist” — someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

From this reading “I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.”

respectable adjective US /rɪˈspektəbəl/

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading “As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

whole crew adjective + noun

In this reading “I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.”

All words in this reading · 46

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/

consider or hold as true

From this reading I accept them all as part of myself.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 I accept them all as part of myself.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

CalvinnounUS /ˈkælvən/

United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

conventionaladjectiveUS /kənˈvenʃənəl/

following accepted customs and proprieties

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

CoolidgenounUS /ˈkuːlɪdʒ/

elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

crewnounUS /kruː/

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

DebsnounUS /debz/

United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do not doubt it.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Do not doubt it.

EugenenounUS /juːˈdʒiːn/

Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

GarynounUS /ˈɡeri/

a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

idealistsnounUS /aɪˈdiːlɪsts/

plural of “idealist” — someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

jokenounUS /dʒoʊk/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Do not doubt it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I accept them all as part of myself.

politicaladjectiveUS /pəˈlɪtəkəl/

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

respectableadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektəbəl/

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading As respectable and conventional a man as Calvin Coolidge has me in him--and I have him in myself?

somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/

to a small degree or extent

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

StatesnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

SteelnounUS /stiːl/

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I accept them all as part of myself.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is somewhat of a joke on me but it is a greater joke on the reader.

TrustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

WesternadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I have him in me and Eugene Debs in me and the crazy political idealists of the Western States and Mr. Gary of the Steel Trust and the whole crew.

Chapter 11 of A story teller's story by Sherwood Anderson holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

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