Chapter 5 of Half-Hours with Jimmieboy is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Half-Hours with Jimmieboy is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass. Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas." "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove. "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher." "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
Chapter 5 of Half-Hours with Jimmieboy is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading “"And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.”
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “"In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."”
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “"Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.”
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading “"In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “"And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.”
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading “Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."”
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading “"And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.”
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.
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in reality or actuality
In this reading “"In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
take in solid food
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
by accident
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you chew it?" asked Jimmieboy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
not any; not one
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
express in words
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so I say, Bring me no hay; No roasted deep-sea bass.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It's easy to eat, too," added the Stove.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
at the time that
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bring me no pease, Or fricassees, If, haply, you have gas."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In fact, I heard your papa say we consumed too much of it one day when he'd got his bill from the gas butcher."
Chapter 5 of Half-Hours with Jimmieboy by John Kendrick Bangs holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of Half-Hours with Jimmieboy, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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