Chapter 5 of Blister Jones is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Blister Jones is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Now, Boy-baby!' she says. 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world . . will you do your best for her sake?' The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.
Chapter 5 of Blister Jones is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.”
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading “The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.”
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading “The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “. will you do your best for her sake?'”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"'Now, Boy-baby!' she says.”
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(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 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading . will you do your best for her sake?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Now, Boy-baby!' she says.
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading . will you do your best for her sake?'
all things; all of a situation
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading . will you do your best for her sake?'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading . will you do your best for her sake?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "'Now, Boy-baby!' she says.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading The colt paws 'n' arches his neck.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading . will you do your best for her sake?'
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Now, Boy-baby!' she says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Now, Boy-baby!' she says.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading . will you do your best for her sake?'
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Everything depends on you--you're all mammy has in the world .
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading . will you do your best for her sake?'
Chapter 5 of Blister Jones by John Taintor Foote holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 400 sentences of Blister Jones, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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