Chapter 6 of Blister Jones is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Blister Jones is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'You're on,' she says. 'And you can stick to girlie.' "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box. When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp. She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
Chapter 6 of Blister Jones is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “"Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “"Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.”
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “"Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “'And you can stick to girlie.'”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.”
a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
From this reading “When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.”
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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 "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And you can stick to girlie.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'And you can stick to girlie.'
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'And you can stick to girlie.'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
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 She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'You're on,' she says.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
express in words
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'You're on,' she says.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'You're on,' she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading 'And you can stick to girlie.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'And you can stick to girlie.'
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has on a long coat, 'n' I don't see what's underneath.
at the time that
From this reading When it comes to ridin' she's game as a wasp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Say, she was a great little dame; she makes a hit with me the first dash out of the box.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And you can stick to girlie.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'You're on,' she says.
Chapter 6 of Blister Jones by John Taintor Foote holds 408 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.
Chapter 6 holds 408 sentences of Blister Jones, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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