Chapter 15 of More E. K. Means is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of More E. K. Means is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice: “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts? I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.” “Who? You?”
Chapter 15 of More E. K. Means is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading ““Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.””
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.””
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?”
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading “The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:”
plural of “stunt” — a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading ““Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?”
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.
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In this reading “The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:”
In this reading “The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:”
leave
In this reading “The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
a particular point in time
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
plural of “stunt” — a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
carry out
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The darky took off his hat, rubbed his head, hesitated a moment, then said in a pleading voice:
which person or people
From this reading “Who?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I used to wuck in de movies an’ I likes it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Please, suh, boss, would you wish to take a picture of me doin’ some kind of stunts?
Chapter 15 of More E. K. Means by E. K. (Eldred Kurtz) Means holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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