Chapter 3 of Mr. Dooley Says is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mr. Dooley Says is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike. Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer. Do they look as though they were sufferin'? Ye bet they don't. Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
Chapter 3 of Mr. Dooley Says is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Ye bet they don't.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “"No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do they look as though they were sufferin'?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Ye bet they don't.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do they look as though they were sufferin'?
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From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
immediately past
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Do they look as though they were sufferin'?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
above and across; more than
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do they look as though they were sufferin'?
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
carry out
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do they look as though they were sufferin'?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Do they look as though they were sufferin'?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do they look as though they were sufferin'?
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Th' tired tillygraft op'rator come home last week with a smile on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir, don't ask me to weep over th' downthrodden wurrukin' man whin he's out on sthrike.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye take these here tillygraft op'rators that have laid off wurruk f'r th' summer.
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