Chapter 11 of Blister Jones is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Blister Jones is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says. "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans. "'Come on!' Peewee says to me. 'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'
Chapter 11 of Blister Jones is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “"The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.”
used as expletives
From this reading “"'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “"The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “"The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'”
disparaging terms for small people
From this reading “Peewee says to me.”
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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 "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "'Come on!'
used as expletives
From this reading "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peewee says to me.
information about recent and important events
From this reading 'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Come on!'
disparaging terms for small people
From this reading Peewee says to me.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
express in words
From this reading 'I got to tell Butsy the good news.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peewee says to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "'He'd a damn sight better walk,' he says.
during the time that
From this reading "The argument sort-a dies down while they're waitin' fur this Harry Evans.
Chapter 11 of Blister Jones by John Taintor Foote holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 11 holds 393 sentences of Blister Jones, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Blister Jones by John Taintor Foote exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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