Chapter 4 of Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?" "Is Pat McCarthy's name on this list? Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!" "Is thot so, McManus?" "Yes, thot's so."
Chapter 4 of Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “"Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “"Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"”
possessive form of “mccarthy” — United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading “"Is Pat McCarthy's name on this list?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Is Pat McCarthy's name on this list?”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “"Is Pat McCarthy's name on this list?”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, thot's so."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
and nothing more
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
possessive form of “mccarthy” — United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading "Is Pat McCarthy's name on this list?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is thot so, McManus?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading "Is Pat McCarthy's name on this list?
express in words
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is thot so, McManus?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is Pat McCarthy's name on this list?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say Mac, is _my name_ on thot list?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, thot's so."
precisely as stated
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, thot's so."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you can just bet your life it is, and it's the _very first one_!"
Chapter 4 of Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience by Grenville [Compiler] Kleiser holds 372 sentences, grouped into 75 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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