Chapter 8 of Buttered Side Down: Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Buttered Side Down: Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening. We went to Rector's after the show. Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how. Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him. H'm?
Chapter 8 of Buttered Side Down: Stories is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “"I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “"I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “We went to Rector's after the show.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.”
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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 Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
later than; following
From this reading We went to Rector's after the show.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H'm?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
immediately past
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went to Rector's after the show.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We went to Rector's after the show.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went to Rector's after the show.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went to Rector's after the show.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went to Rector's after the show.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went to Rector's after the show.
at the time that
From this reading Honestly, I feel like a queen when I go out with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was out with my friend, Mr. Marks, last evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, well, it takes a New Yorker to know how.
Chapter 8 of Buttered Side Down: Stories by Edna Ferber holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 holds 205 sentences of Buttered Side Down: Stories, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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