Chapter 3 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CABBY--"Two shillings, sir." TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?" CABBY--"Free, sir." TOMMY--"Take the luggage, I'll walk." BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
Chapter 3 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"”
with no effort to conceal
From this reading “BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"”
the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
From this reading “BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"”
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading “CABBY--"Two shillings, sir."”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?"”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “CABBY--"Two shillings, sir."”
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading “BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"”
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third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
with no effort to conceal
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading CABBY--"Two shillings, sir."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?"
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading CABBY--"Free, sir."
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOMMY--"Take the luggage, I'll walk."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?"
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading CABBY--"Two shillings, sir."
term of address for a man
From this reading CABBY--"Two shillings, sir."
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
carry out
From this reading TOMMY--"Take the luggage, I'll walk."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOMMY--"Take the luggage, I'll walk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOMMY--"How much for my luggage?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CABBY--"Two shillings, sir."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading TOMMY--"Take the luggage, I'll walk."
(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 BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BALDNESS BALD HEADED GUEST--"Well, sonny, what is it that amuses you?"
Chapter 3 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations by Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 3 holds 385 sentences of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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