Chapter 11 of Amusing Prose Chap-Books is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Amusing Prose Chap-Books is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died? _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do? Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too? I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died. _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
Chapter 11 of Amusing Prose Chap-Books is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 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 “Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “_Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “_Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “_Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.”
male cat
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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 “Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
dearly loved
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
not any; not one
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
participate in games or sport
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Tom._ No, Paddy, it is not that I mean.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
male cat
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you think I was such a big fool as to die too?
(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 _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
at the time that
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Teag._ Dear honey, what would I do?
but in spite of that
From this reading I am sure if I had I would not have got fair play, when I am not so old yet as my father was when he died.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Tom._ Well, Paddy, and what did you do when your wife died?
Chapter 11 of Amusing Prose Chap-Books by Robert Hays [Editor] Cunningham holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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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