Chapter 7 of Americans All Stories of American Life is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Americans All Stories of American Life is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's all this junk in this barrel?" "Them's kitchen utensils, honey." "Kitchen what?" "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of." "What's this?"
Chapter 7 of Americans All Stories of American Life is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 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 tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “"What's all this junk in this barrel?"”
take in solid food
From this reading “"Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “"Them's kitchen utensils, honey."”
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading “"What's all this junk in this barrel?"”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “"Them's kitchen utensils, honey."”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."”
plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
From this reading “"Them's kitchen utensils, honey."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
(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 "What's all this junk in this barrel?"
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading "What's all this junk in this barrel?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
take in solid food
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
apart from; not including
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "Them's kitchen utensils, honey."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What's all this junk in this barrel?"
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading "What's all this junk in this barrel?"
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "Them's kitchen utensils, honey."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Them's kitchen utensils, honey."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's all this junk in this barrel?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
From this reading "Them's kitchen utensils, honey."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Kitchen what?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's all this junk in this barrel?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Kitchen things that you don't know nothing about except to eat good things out of."
Chapter 7 of Americans All Stories of American Life by Benjamin A. (Benjamin Alexander) [Editor] Heydrick holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 7 holds 441 sentences of Americans All Stories of American Life, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Americans All Stories of American Life by Benjamin A. (Benjamin Alexander) [Editor] Heydrick exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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