Chapter 12 of Fore! is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Fore! is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily. "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!" "Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response. "Seldom eat in the middle of the day. But I'll have 'nother mint toddy....
Chapter 12 of Fore! is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “"Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"”
take in solid food
From this reading “"Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “"Seldom eat in the middle of the day.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “But I'll have 'nother mint toddy....”
a result
From this reading “"Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.”
not often
From this reading “"Seldom eat in the middle of the day.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “"Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “"Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.”
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 “"Seldom eat in the middle of the day.”
to come or go into
In this reading “"Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
any thing at all
From this reading "Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'll have 'nother mint toddy....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Seldom eat in the middle of the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.
take in solid food
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'll have 'nother mint toddy....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "Seldom eat in the middle of the day.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading But I'll have 'nother mint toddy....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'll have 'nother mint toddy....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Seldom eat in the middle of the day.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.
a result
From this reading "Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.
not often
From this reading "Seldom eat in the middle of the day.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading "Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come in and have a bite to eat and forget it!"
a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
From this reading But I'll have 'nother mint toddy....
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't want anything to eat!" was the stubborn response.
in a weary manner
From this reading "Oh, forget it!" said the Ooley-cow wearily.
Chapter 12 of Fore! by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 12 holds 427 sentences of Fore!, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Fore! by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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