Chapter 5 of Further Foolishness is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Further Foolishness is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The G-G-G-Germans," sobbed Abdul. "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland." "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat. "Brace up! Be a Turk!
Chapter 5 of Further Foolishness is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “"Brace up!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “"Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “"And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"The G-G-G-Germans," sobbed Abdul.”
-ing form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “"Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “Be a Turk!”
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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 "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The G-G-G-Germans," sobbed Abdul.
(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 "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be a Turk!
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading "Brace up!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The G-G-G-Germans," sobbed Abdul.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "The G-G-G-Germans," sobbed Abdul.
-ing form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The G-G-G-Germans," sobbed Abdul.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And they've sent them all to P-P-P-Poland."
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading Be a Turk!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Come, come, Abdul," I said, straightening him up a little as he sat.
Chapter 5 of Further Foolishness by Stephen Leacock holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 441 sentences of Further Foolishness, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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