Chapter 2 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_. "Pa, what are ancestors?" "Well, my son, I'm one of yours. Your grandpa is another." "Oh!
Chapter 2 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.”
plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading “"Pa, what are ancestors?"”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Your grandpa is another."”
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading “RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.”
determine the result of (a competition)
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading “RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Well, my son, I'm one of yours.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading "Pa, what are ancestors?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Your grandpa is another."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Your grandpa is another."
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my son, I'm one of yours.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your grandpa is another."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
immediately past
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my son, I'm one of yours.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, my son, I'm one of yours.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, my son, I'm one of yours.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Pa, what are ancestors?"
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Well, my son, I'm one of yours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
(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, my son, I'm one of yours.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Pa, what are ancestors?"
the day immediately before today
From this reading RHODES--"The grocer told me yesterday that now they are the last to come across."--_Judge_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your grandpa is another."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Well, my son, I'm one of yours.
Chapter 2 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations by Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 2 holds 389 sentences of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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