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From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did

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_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
A sign in the window read:
"Stenographer Wanted."
It was in response to this ad I had entered.
Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
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From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.
Line 2
A sign in the window read:
/ə saɪn ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊ red/
Line 3
"Stenographer Wanted."
/steˈnʌɡrəfər ˈwɔːntɪd/
Line 4
It was in response to this ad I had entered.
/ɪt wɑːz ɪn rɪˈspɑːns tuː ðɪs æd aɪ hæd ˈentərd/
Line 5
Right here a description of me might not be out of place.
/raɪt hiːr ə dɪˈskrɪpʃən ʌv miː maɪt nɑːt biː aʊt ʌv pleɪs/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bennett noun US /ˈbenət/

United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Brewery noun US /ˈbruːəri/

a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation

From this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Gulch noun US /ɡʌltʃ/

a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

From this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Smallpox noun US /ˈsmɔːlpɑːks/

a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

From this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Starts noun US /stɑːrts/

plural of “start” — the beginning of anything

From this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Stenographer noun US /steˈnʌɡrəfər/

someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)

From this reading “"Stenographer Wanted."”

strolled verb US /stroʊld/

past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Williams noun US /ˈwɪljəmz/

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Ragged Clothes adjective + noun

In this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

law office noun + noun

In this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

Get a Job verb + article + noun counted as “get … job”

In this reading “_Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.”

in response preposition + noun

In this reading “It was in response to this ad I had entered.”

All words in this reading · 53

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

adnounUS /æd/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

BennettnounUS /ˈbenət/

United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

BrewerynounUS /ˈbruːəri/

a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

ClothesnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

descriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

DirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

GetverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

GulchnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/

a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

JobnounUS /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

LawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

OffadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

PutverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

RaggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading A sign in the window read:

responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/

a result

From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.

RightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Right here a description of me might not be out of place.

signnounUS /saɪn/

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading A sign in the window read:

SmallpoxnounUS /ˈsmɔːlpɑːks/

a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

StartsnounUS /stɑːrts/

plural of “start” — the beginning of anything

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

StenographernounUS /steˈnʌɡrəfər/

someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)

From this reading "Stenographer Wanted."

strolledverbUS /stroʊld/

past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A sign in the window read:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was in response to this ad I had entered.

WantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading "Stenographer Wanted."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading _Get a Job in a Law Office--Dirty, Ragged Clothes Put Off--Smallpox Starts Me Off Again._ It was an afternoon in July that I strolled into Bennett & Williams' law office on Brewery Gulch and asked for a job.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading A sign in the window read:

Chapter 8 of From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did by John (John R.) Peele holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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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