Chapter 13 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones." EZRA--"Lawd! Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man." GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?" "'Besides,' my son?
Chapter 13 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."”
possessive form of “columbus” — the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."”
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading “EZRA--"Lawd!”
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading “GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"”
plural of “garage” — an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading “GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"”
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."”
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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 Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
in addition to; as well as
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
possessive form of “columbus” — the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading EZRA--"Lawd!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man."
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
plural of “garage” — an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man."
immediately past
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EZRA--"Lawd!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Besides,' my son?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM--"Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones."
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
a male human offspring
From this reading "'Besides,' my son?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading GARAGES "What do they sell in that last garage besides gasoline, father?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah never knew dat he wuz a gamblin' man."
Chapter 13 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations by Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 403 sentences of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations by Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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