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Chapter 1 of Doesticks: What He Says is here in full — 513 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B. NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT. Nothing. In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
Chapter 1 of Doesticks: What He Says is here in full — 513 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.”
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:”
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.”
United States suffragist (1820-1905)
From this reading “NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.”
have amorous affairs; of men
From this reading “Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.”
European freshwater fish resembling the roach
From this reading “NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.”
without any others being included or involved
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.”
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In this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.”
In this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.”
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
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From this reading NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
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From this reading Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
United States suffragist (1820-1905)
From this reading NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.
have amorous affairs; of men
From this reading Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.
European freshwater fish resembling the roach
From this reading NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.
without any others being included or involved
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading In a literary point of view this book claims nothing:
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by EDWARD LIVERMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York SOLELY FOR HIS OWN PROFIT.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: LIVERMORE & RUDD, 310 BROADWAY.
Chapter 1 of Doesticks: What He Says by Q. K. Philander Doesticks holds 513 sentences, grouped into 103 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.
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