Chapter 16 of Lady Luck is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lady Luck is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue. On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street. His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest. "What for is you got such a hot foot?" "Come on heah, ol' Mud Turtle.
Chapter 16 of Lady Luck is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading “Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.”
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.”
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
From this reading “Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.”
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading “Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.”
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading “On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street.”
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.”
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading “Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.”
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.
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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 His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on heah, ol' Mud Turtle.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "What for is you got such a hot foot?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What for is you got such a hot foot?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on heah, ol' Mud Turtle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "What for is you got such a hot foot?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What for is you got such a hot foot?"
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on heah, ol' Mud Turtle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
the act of departing politely
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What for is you got such a hot foot?"
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
in the direction of
From this reading On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street.
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading On the street the Wildcat set the course toward Twelfth Street.
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for is you got such a hot foot?"
during the time that
From this reading His companion pounded along as best he could for a while and then voiced a protest.
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading Launched by the rabbi's parting taunt, the Wildcat and the Mud Turtle made their way out of the ginagogue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What for is you got such a hot foot?"
Chapter 16 of Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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 16 holds 311 sentences of Lady Luck, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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