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Believe You Me!
Believe You Me!

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Believe You Me! is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.
And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.
Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.
You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!
Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!
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Believe You Me!

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Believe You Me! is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.
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And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.
/ənd wiː wɑːz ɡlæd ɪˈnʌf tuː ɡoʊ bɪˈkɔːz əˈmʌŋ ˈʌðər θɪŋz wiː wɑːz ʃɔːrt ʌv smoʊks/
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Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.
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You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!
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Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

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.

bale noun US /beɪl/

a large bundle bound for storage or transport

From this reading “Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.”

brest noun US /brest/

a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France

From this reading “Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!”

cleaver noun US /ˈkliːvər/

a butcher's knife having a large square blade

From this reading “Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.”

jugs noun US /dʒʌɡz/

plural of “jug” — a large bottle with a narrow mouth

From this reading “Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.”

pill noun US /pɪl/

something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

From this reading “You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!”

props noun US /prɑːps/

proper respect

From this reading “Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.”

smokes noun US /smoʊks/

plural of “smoke” — a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading “And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.”

sweetie noun US /ˈswiːti/

a person loved by another person

From this reading “Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!”

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.

drug store verb + noun

In this reading “Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!”

elevator boy noun + noun

a man employed to operate an elevator

In this reading “Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!”

other things adjective + noun

In this reading “And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.”

glad enough adjective + noun

In this reading “And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.”

some place adjective + noun

In this reading “Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.”

in the house preposition + article + noun counted as “in … house”

In this reading “You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

accidintly

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

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

actornounUS /ˈæktər/

a theatrical performer

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

balenounUS /beɪl/

a large bundle bound for storage or transport

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

bathnounUS /bæθ/

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

brestnounUS /brest/

a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

Ceasare

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

cleavernounUS /ˈkliːvər/

a butcher's knife having a large square blade

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

congnito

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

couldn't

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

drugverbUS /drʌɡ/

administer a drug to

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

exercisenounUS /ˈeksərsaɪz/

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

how

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

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

jugsnounUS /dʒʌɡz/

plural of “jug” — a large bottle with a narrow mouth

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

kidverbUS /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

litadjectiveUS /lɪt/

provided with artificial light

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

McFarland

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

messnounUS /mes/

a state of confusion and disorderliness

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

molassesnounUS /məˈlæsəz/

thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

namedverbUS /neɪmd/

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

pillnounUS /pɪl/

something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

pronounceverbUS /prəˈnaʊns/

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

propsnounUS /prɑːps/

proper respect

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

smokenounUS /smoʊk/

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

smokesnounUS /smoʊks/

plural of “smoke” — a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

storenounUS /stɔːr/

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

sweetienounUS /ˈswiːti/

a person loved by another person

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

swellverbUS /swel/

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

ThinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

Virginias

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

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

wasnt

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

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And we was glad enough to go because among other things we was short of smokes.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(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 Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Think sweetie, how your brest would swell up with alarm, and the royal fit you would throw while the elevator boy was on his way to the corner drug store!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some cleaver actor had accidintly lit the last mess fire with a bale of Virginias and there wasnt hardly a smoke among us.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Well, me and a fellow named McFarland and a French kid called Ceasare was each given two of these molasses jugs which looked like props, and was sent off to a village some place in congnito for you couldn't pronounce it.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You just figure out how it would feel if you was to have a bath and do your exercise and eat a swell breakfast and then realise there wasnt a pill in the house!

Chapter 4 of Believe You Me! by Nina Wilcox Putnam holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.

What does chapter 4 of Believe You Me! contain?

Chapter 4 holds 410 sentences of Believe You Me!, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Believe You Me! by Nina Wilcox Putnam exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.

How do I study chapter 4 of Believe You Me!?

Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Common questions about reading Believe You Me! by Nina Wilcox Putnam on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Believe You Me!?

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How long does Believe You Me! take to read?

About 244 minutes of reading across 587 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Believe You Me!

Words and structures a reader meets early in Believe You Me!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Believe
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Believe You Me!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
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Adam's
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Garden
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