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Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican)

Chapter VI · Betty, the Drivin Animal

Chapter VI of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican), “Betty, the Drivin Animal,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.
Things haint like they use to be.
Nobody seems to have any money to lend.
He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.
He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.
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Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican)

Chapter VI · Betty, the Drivin Animal

Chapter VI of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican), “Betty, the Drivin Animal,” is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.
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Things haint like they use to be.
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Nobody seems to have any money to lend.
/ˈnoʊbɑːdiː siːmz tuː hæv ˈeni ˈmʌni tuː lend/
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He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.
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He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

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Berlin noun US /bərˈlɪn/

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading “He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.”

borrow verb US /ˈbɑːroʊ/

get temporarily

From this reading “EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.”

Congressman noun US /ˈkɑːŋɡrəsmən/

a member of the United States House of Representatives

From this reading “EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.”

Mineral noun US /ˈmɪnərəl/

solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

From this reading “He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.”

nary adjective US /ˈneri/

(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”

From this reading “He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.”

Pint noun US /paɪnt/

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

From this reading “He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.”

Richer adjective US /ˈrɪtʃər/

comparative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

From this reading “EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.”

Stark adjective US /stɑːrk/

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

From this reading “He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.”

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.

borrow the money verb + article + noun counted as “borrow … money”

In this reading “EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.”

poor man adjective + noun

In this reading “EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.”

any money adjective + noun

In this reading “Nobody seems to have any money to lend.”

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2,100

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From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Nobody seems to have any money to lend.

Aprile

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From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Things haint like they use to be.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/

get temporarily

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

CongressmannounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəsmən/

a member of the United States House of Representatives

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

CountynounUS /ˈkaʊnti/

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

demandin

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From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

destracted

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From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

EVERadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

findin

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From this reading He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.

findsnounUS /faɪndz/

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

furnounUS /fɜːr/

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

fust

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From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

haint

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

From this reading Things haint like they use to be.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Nobody seems to have any money to lend.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

huntin

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

From this reading He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

Jobe

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

lendverbUS /lend/

bestow a quality on

From this reading Nobody seems to have any money to lend.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Things haint like they use to be.

lotsnounUS /lɑːts/

a large number or amount

From this reading He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

MineralnounUS /ˈmɪnərəl/

solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

naryadjectiveUS /ˈneri/

(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody seems to have any money to lend.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading He finds lots of people a huntin money, but nobody a findin any.

PintnounUS /paɪnt/

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

RicheradjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃər/

comparative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

Sandyville

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

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

scourin

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

securitynounUS /sɪˈkjʊrəti/

the state of being free from danger or injury

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Nobody seems to have any money to lend.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

StarkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Things haint like they use to be.

ThingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Things haint like they use to be.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

tryin

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

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading Things haint like they use to be.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading EVER since we got that letter from Congressman Richer, demandin his $2,100 by the fust of Aprile, Jobe has been scourin the country fur and near tryin to borrow the money, and, poor man, he is worse destracted than ever.

Zoar

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

From this reading He has been to Sandyville, and Mineral Pint, and Zoar, and way up in Stark County as fur as New Berlin, and nary the man has he found with $2,100 to lend on good security.

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Vocabulary met early in Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican)

Words and structures a reader meets early in Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Version
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cannot
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Represent
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Certain
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican); the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.