Chapter 12 of In Pawn is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of In Pawn is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem. “What you want?” he asked. “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use. I ain't got a dollar to spare.” “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
Chapter 12 of In Pawn is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I ain't got a dollar to spare.””
a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
From this reading “Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.”
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading “Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.”
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ““She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “I ain't got a dollar to spare.””
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.
In this reading “Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I ain't got a dollar to spare.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
(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 Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What you want?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I ain't got a dollar to spare.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
set up or found
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I ain't got a dollar to spare.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What you want?” he asked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain't got a dollar to spare.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
not any; not one
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
refrain from harming
From this reading I ain't got a dollar to spare.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lem found his father preparing his evening meal in the junkyard shack and not at all glad to see Lem.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “She did n't send me; I come,” Lem told him.
the act of using
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What you want?” he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you want?” he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you want?” he asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If your aunt sent you down here to get money out of me, it ain't no sort of use.
Chapter 12 of In Pawn by Ellis Parker Butler holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 12 holds 131 sentences of In Pawn, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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