Chapter 15 of Drowsy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Drowsy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house. But that isn't what'll knock him out." "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him." "Right you are. He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
Chapter 15 of Drowsy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “"Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."”
-ing form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “But that isn't what'll knock him out."”
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading “"Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.”
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading “He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.”
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
From this reading “"Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.”
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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 "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
a partially opened flower
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."
-ing form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Berhabs dod, bud I shouldn'd gare do be there iv one habbened to hid him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that isn't what'll knock him out."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He'd have about as much show as a bottle of ginger ale colliding with a locomotive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep; and all the way in size from a liver pill to a state house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Right you are.
Chapter 15 of Drowsy by John Ames Mitchell holds 395 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 15 holds 395 sentences of Drowsy, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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