Chapter 4 of Look out for paint is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Look out for paint is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIRAM (_catching him_). No, you won’t, Hick. You kin take her home to-night. HICK. You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
Chapter 4 of Look out for paint is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.”
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “No, you won’t, Hick.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “You kin take her home to-night.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “You kin take her home to-night.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.”
a strong line
From this reading “You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.”
carry out
From this reading “You kin take her home to-night.”
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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 You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading HIRAM (_catching him_).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You kin take her home to-night.
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading No, you won’t, Hick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HIRAM (_catching him_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIRAM (_catching him_).
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You kin take her home to-night.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading You kin take her home to-night.
bestow a quality on
From this reading You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
not any; not one
From this reading No, you won’t, Hick.
a strong line
From this reading You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
carry out
From this reading You kin take her home to-night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You kin take her home to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, you won’t, Hick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, you won’t, Hick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll have to lend me a rope, then.
Chapter 4 of Look out for paint by Cornelius Shea holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 396 sentences of Look out for paint, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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