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J. Poindexter, Colored

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of J. Poindexter, Colored is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.
The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.
So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.
Well, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.
Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.
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J. Poindexter, Colored

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of J. Poindexter, Colored is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.
/mænˈhætən aɪl ðə deɪ wiː ɡets tuː nuː jɔːrk ɪz ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔːr ˈjestərdeɪ ənd wiː hæz bɪn ɑːn ðə ɡoʊ soʊ ˈkɑːnstənt ˈevər sɪns ənd aɪ hæz siːn soʊ mʌtʃ ɪt siːmz laɪk maɪ aɪˈdiːəz ɪz ɔːl mɪkst ʌp təˈɡeðər seɪm æz ə mes ʌv ˈskræmbəld eɡz/
Line 2
The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.
Line 3
So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.
/soʊ ɪt ɪz naʊ maɪ eɪm tuː set fɔːrθ ðə meɪn pɔɪnts wɪtʃ stɪks aʊt ɪn maɪ maɪnd/
Line 4
Well, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.
/wel fɜːrst ɔːf suːn æz wiː ɡets ɪn wiː ɡoʊz tuː ðə hoʊˈtel/
Line 5
Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

arrives verb US /ərˈaɪvz/

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading “Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.”

authorizing verb US /ˈɔːθəraɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “authorize” — grant authorization or clearance for

From this reading “The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.”

Beforehand adjective US /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/

being ahead of time or need

From this reading “Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.”

Dallas noun US /ˈdæləs/

a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields

From this reading “Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.”

Isle noun US /aɪl/

a small island

Manhattan noun US /mænˈhætən/

one of the five boroughs of New York City

noisy adjective US /ˈnɔɪzi/

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading “Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.”

scrambled adjective US /ˈskræmbəld/

thrown together in a disorderly fashion

From this reading “_Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

scrambled eggs adjective + noun

eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring

In this reading “_Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.”

set forth verb + particle

state

In this reading “So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.”

main points adjective + noun counted as “main point”

In this reading “So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.”

arrives at verb + particle counted as “arrive at”

reach a destination, either real or abstract

In this reading “Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.”

look around verb + particle

look about oneself

In this reading “Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.”

before yesterday preposition + noun

In this reading “_Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.”

pick out verb + adjective

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

In this reading “The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

aimverbUS /eɪm/

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

arrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

authorizingverbUS /ˈɔːθəraɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “authorize” — grant authorization or clearance for

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

BeforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/

being ahead of time or need

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

constantadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstənt/

unvarying in nature

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/

a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

ear-mufflers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

eggsnounUS /eɡz/

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Well, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

getsnounUS /ɡets/

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Well, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

he's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Well, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

IslenounUS /aɪl/

a small island

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

it's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/

most important element

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

mainest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/

one of the five boroughs of New York City

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

messnounUS /mes/

a state of confusion and disorderliness

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

mixedadjectiveUS /mɪkst/

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Well, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

onesnounUS /wʌnz/

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

pickverbUS /pɪk/

select carefully from a group

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/

thrown together in a disorderly fashion

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Well, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.

specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

sticksnounUS /stɪks/

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

From this reading So it is now my aim to set forth the main points which sticks out in my mind.

takesnounUS /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

up-town

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

wearverbUS /wer/

be dressed in

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(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, first off, soon as we gets in, we goes to the hotel.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Beforehand, Mr. Dallas he says to me it's a quiet hotel up-town; but when we arrives at it I takes a look around and I says to myself that if this here is a quiet hotel they shore must have to wear ear-mufflers at one of the noisy ones if they hopes to hear themselves think.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

writeverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The way it looks to me, the mainest difficulty with an author, especially if he's kind of new at the authorizing business, is not so much to find something to write up as 'tis to pick out the special things which should be wrote up and just leave the rest be.

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _Manhattan Isle_ The day we gets to New York is the day before yesterday and we has been on the go so constant ever since and I has seen so much it seems like my ideas is all mixed up together same as a mess of scrambled eggs.

Chapter 3 of J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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