Chapter 28 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Throws some shoes into box. Takes up large pair and pauses. Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes. Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon. He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
Chapter 28 of Lively plays for live people is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.”
plural of “pause” — a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Takes up large pair and pauses.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.”
possessive form of “sawyer” — one who is employed to saw wood
a particular situation
From this reading “_Throws some shoes into box.”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.”
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
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 “He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.”
In this reading “Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “Takes up large pair and pauses.”
In this reading “Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.”
In this reading “He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.”
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 Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Takes up large pair and pauses.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading _Throws some shoes into box.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Throws some shoes into box.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Takes up large pair and pauses.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
not any; not one
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Takes up large pair and pauses.
plural of “pause” — a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Takes up large pair and pauses.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
possessive form of “sawyer” — one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
a particular situation
From this reading _Throws some shoes into box.
do one's shopping
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Throws some shoes into box.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Takes up large pair and pauses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Might a known ’em by the size, biggest foot in the state I reckon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading _Throws some shoes into box.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He never got any repairin’ done ’cause I had no other shoes in the shop big enough for his feet to change into.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Takes up large pair and pauses.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Looks intently at them._ Why, if them aint Col. Sawyer’s shoes.
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