Chapter 12 of Antennae is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Antennae is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat. I can’t save the rent. The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.” “Where’s Lulu?” asked Joe. “She left home when she was seventeen.
Chapter 12 of Antennae is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading ““It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading ““It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.””
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading ““Where’s Lulu?” asked Joe.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading ““It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.”
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading “The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.””
let for money
From this reading “I can’t save the rent.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading ““She left home when she was seventeen.”
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.
In this reading ““She left home when she was seventeen.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
(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 “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where’s Lulu?” asked Joe.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t save the rent.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
take in solid food
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “She left home when she was seventeen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s Lulu?” asked Joe.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “She left home when she was seventeen.
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading “Where’s Lulu?” asked Joe.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.”
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading The landlord has pasted a notice on the door.”
let for money
From this reading I can’t save the rent.
except for; apart from
From this reading I can’t save the rent.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “She left home when she was seventeen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She left home when she was seventeen.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It takes all I kin earn to buy him his medicine, and a bit for the two of us to eat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She left home when she was seventeen.
at the time that
From this reading “She left home when she was seventeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s Lulu?” asked Joe.
Chapter 12 of Antennae by Hulbert Footner holds 404 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.
Chapter 12 holds 404 sentences of Antennae, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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