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"Course yer are, sir. But never you mind about that. You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber. Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner. How did yer get here?"
Chapter 6 of Fire Island is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.”
a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
From this reading “Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.”
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading “You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.”
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
From this reading “You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.”
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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 You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But never you mind about that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Course yer are, sir.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But never you mind about that.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Course yer are, sir.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did yer get here?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How did yer get here?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
From this reading Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading How did yer get here?"
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From this reading How did yer get here?"
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From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
engage in
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But never you mind about that.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But never you mind about that.
not one, and not any
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Course yer are, sir.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But never you mind about that.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.
up to a particular time
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading You wait till Tommy Smith comes up, and us two'll give yer a real 'poo, sir--none of yer sham 'uns--and make yer jyntes as lissom as injy rubber.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, sir, we begun to think you was a goner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Course yer are, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But never you mind about that.
Chapter 6 of Fire Island by George Manville Fenn holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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