Chapter 19 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
--_Ben S. Kearns_. GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook." DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse." "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me." "No. You can't get anything for a penny now."
Chapter 19 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."”
a mountain or tall hill
unvarying in nature
From this reading “DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."”
plural of “gibe” — an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
From this reading “GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."”
your personal financial means
From this reading “GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."”
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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 GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
any thing at all
From this reading "No. You can't get anything for a penny now."
for the reason that
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading --_Ben S. Kearns_.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. You can't get anything for a penny now."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
unvarying in nature
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
make void or empty of contents
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No. You can't get anything for a penny now."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "No. You can't get anything for a penny now."
plural of “gibe” — an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Ben S. Kearns_.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
used to form the superlative
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
not any; not one
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No. You can't get anything for a penny now."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
your personal financial means
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading --_Ben S. Kearns_.
express in words
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I gave that beggar a penny, and he didn't thank me."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GIBES--"A man's best friend, they say, is a full pocketbook."
during the time that
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading DIBBS--"An empty one is his most constant friend, because while others may grow cold, he will find no change in his purse."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No. You can't get anything for a penny now."
Chapter 19 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations by Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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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