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At Good Old Siwash

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?
Certainly, if you do, Miss Allstairs.
As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.
If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.
If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.
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At Good Old Siwash

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?
/voʊts frʌm ˈwɪmən duː aɪ bɪˈliːv ɪn ˈwʊmənz ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/
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Certainly, if you do, Miss Allstairs.
Line 3
As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.
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If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.
/ɪf juː wɑːnt ðə ˈwɪmən tuː voʊt dʒʌst hænd miː ðə æks ənd ʃoʊ miː ðə mæn huː wʊd prɪˈvent ðem/
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If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

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.

baseball noun US /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

From this reading “If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.”

favor verb US /ˈfeɪvər/

promote over another

From this reading “As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.”

frown verb US /fraʊn/

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From this reading “As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.”

prevent verb US /prɪˈvent/

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading “If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.”

suffrage noun US /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

From this reading “VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?”

vote noun US /voʊt/

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading “If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.”

votes noun US /voʊts/

plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading “VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?”

woman's noun US /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?”

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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 If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

Allstairs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Certainly, if you do, Miss Allstairs.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

axnounUS /æks/

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

CertainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Certainly, if you do, Miss Allstairs.

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/

promote over another

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

frownverbUS /fraʊn/

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Certainly, if you do, Miss Allstairs.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

it's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Certainly, if you do, Miss Allstairs.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

suffragenounUS /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

votenounUS /voʊt/

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

VOTESnounUS /voʊts/

plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading As I sit here, where I couldn't help seeing you frown if I didn't please you, I favor anything you favor.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If you think the women should play the baseball of our country it's all right with me.

woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

WOMENnounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading VOTES FROM WOMEN Do I believe in woman's suffrage?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If you want the women to vote just hand me the ax and show me the man who would prevent them.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Certainly, if you do, Miss Allstairs.

Chapter 11 of At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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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