Chapter 7 of Humorous Readings and Recitations, in Prose and Verse is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Humorous Readings and Recitations, in Prose and Verse is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep. "What the dev----!" But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_. Poor old Treacle! The name stuck to him ever after.
Chapter 7 of Humorous Readings and Recitations, in Prose and Verse is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.”
cause to become detached or separated; take off
From this reading “And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.”
young sheep
From this reading “And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.”
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading “But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “The name stuck to him ever after.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.”
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 this reading “But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.”
a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
In this reading “And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.”
come out of
In this reading “And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.”
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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 And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
later than; following
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
cause to become detached or separated; take off
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
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From this reading "What the dev----!"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
at any time
From this reading The name stuck to him ever after.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The name stuck to him ever after.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
be the source of pain
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
young sheep
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name stuck to him ever after.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Poor old Treacle!
above and across; more than
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor old Treacle!
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
caught or fixed
From this reading The name stuck to him ever after.
the environmental condition
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What the dev----!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Boston, after some little delay caused in having to detach himself from surroundings, came forth like a lamb--I mean, like a black sheep.
a pale cane syrup
From this reading Poor old Treacle!
precisely as stated
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I draw a curtain over the rest; the doctor was profane, and he hurt my feelings _very much_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the dev----!"
Chapter 7 of Humorous Readings and Recitations, in Prose and Verse by Leopold[Editor] Wagner holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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