Chapter 10 of Blister Jones is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Blister Jones is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Five hundred!' says some guy. "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail . _what do I hear_?' says Pappy.
Chapter 10 of Blister Jones is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “"'Five hundred!' says some guy.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"'Five hundred!' says some guy.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “"'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .”
ten 10s
From this reading “"'Five hundred!' says some guy.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"'Five hundred!' says some guy.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “"'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .”
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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 "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _what do I hear_?' says Pappy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "'Five hundred!' says some guy.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "'Five hundred!' says some guy.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _what do I hear_?' says Pappy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
ten 10s
From this reading "'Five hundred!' says some guy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _what do I hear_?' says Pappy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _what do I hear_?' says Pappy.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Five hundred!' says some guy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "'Five hundred!' says some guy.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _what do I hear_?' says Pappy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Why, Frank, five hundred won't buy a hair out of his tail .
Chapter 10 of Blister Jones by John Taintor Foote holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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 10 holds 369 sentences of Blister Jones, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Blister Jones by John Taintor Foote exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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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