Chapter 3 of Best Short Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Best Short Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared. "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'. Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town. You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie. I don' know nothin' 'bout him myself.
Chapter 3 of Best Short Stories is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “"But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I don' know nothin' 'bout him myself.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.”
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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 Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading "Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
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From this reading "Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.
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From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I don' know nothin' 'bout him myself.
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From this reading "Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.
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From this reading Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naw'm, I ain' goin' nowheres," Mollie declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But me an' Jim Harris we wuz married this mawnin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yas'm, Jim, he's a new nigger in town.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don' know nothin' 'bout him, Miss Sallie.
Chapter 3 of Best Short Stories by Thomas L. [Compiler] Masson 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 3 holds 441 sentences of Best Short Stories, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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