Chapter 1 of Bimmie Says is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of Bimmie Says by Sydney J. Van Scyoc holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 1 holds 382 sentences of Bimmie Says, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Bimmie Says by Sydney J. Van Scyoc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Bimmie Says is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bimmie says people are stupid. Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says. _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary. I said, Cows? He said, You deaf, woman?
Chapter 1 of Bimmie Says is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
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From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bimmie says people are stupid.
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From this reading Bimmie says people are stupid.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
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From this reading I said, Cows?
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From this reading He said, You deaf, woman?
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From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
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From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, Cows?
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From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
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From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
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From this reading Bimmie says people are stupid.
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From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
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From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
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From this reading Bimmie says people are stupid.
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From this reading Bimmie says people are stupid.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
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From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _June 27, 1982_ Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary.
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From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
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From this reading He said, You deaf, woman?
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From this reading Bimmie says he can help them--but they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said, You deaf, woman?
