Chapter 10 of Buttered Side Down: Stories is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Buttered Side Down: Stories is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery. Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face: "Beat it. You've had about enough I guess." Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
Chapter 10 of Buttered Side Down: Stories is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading “Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:”
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading “Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.”
standing still
From this reading “Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.”
filled with water
From this reading “Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You've had about enough I guess."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "Beat it.
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You've had about enough I guess."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
a social unit living together
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading You've had about enough I guess."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You've had about enough I guess."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You've had about enough I guess."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Beat it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
used to form the superlative
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
standing still
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Jennie walked into a department store, picked out the oldest and most stationary looking floorwalker, and put it to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
filled with water
From this reading Jennie's nose was red, and her eyes watery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Said the middle-aged family man with the kindly face:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've had about enough I guess."
Chapter 10 of Buttered Side Down: Stories by Edna Ferber holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 217 sentences of Buttered Side Down: Stories, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Buttered Side Down: Stories by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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