Chapter 24 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs. None of thim don't do me justice." Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee: "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week. Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
Chapter 24 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “"Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.”
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “"Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “"Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.”
a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading “Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:”
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading “"Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.”
something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
From this reading “Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:”
give testimony in a court of law
From this reading “"Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.”
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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 Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
dearly loved
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading None of thim don't do me justice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading None of thim don't do me justice."
a very small circular shape
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading None of thim don't do me justice."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None of thim don't do me justice."
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of thim don't do me justice."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None of thim don't do me justice."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
From this reading Here is a letter of recommendation given by a butcher to a former employee:
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
express in words
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
give testimony in a court of law
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading None of thim don't do me justice."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ven he left I was perfectly satisfied."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
(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, mum, to tell the troot, they're just loike my photygraphs.
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From this reading "Whomsoefer is de boss-- "Dear Sir--Dis is to testify dot Hans Snyder vorked for me von week.
Chapter 24 of More toasts: Jokes, stories and quotations by Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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