Chapter 5 of Nonsenseorship is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Nonsenseorship is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I had to go home early. And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture. I felt like cryin'. Well, you know what this prohibition is. Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
Chapter 5 of Nonsenseorship is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Bill goes away, and stays about three months.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “Bill goes away, and stays about three months.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Bill goes away, and stays about three months.”
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading “Well, you know what this prohibition is.”
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “Bill goes away, and stays about three months.”
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt like cryin'.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I had to go home early.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt like cryin'.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I had to go home early.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to go home early.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I had to go home early.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to go home early.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, you know what this prohibition is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, you know what this prohibition is.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I felt like cryin'.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading Well, you know what this prohibition is.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
carry out
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, you know what this prohibition is.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Bill goes away, and stays about three months.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to go home early.
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading And the next day I seen the wagons comin' to take the bar And all the furniture.
(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, you know what this prohibition is.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, you know what this prohibition is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you know what this prohibition is.
Chapter 5 of Nonsenseorship by George Palmer [Editor] Putnam holds 402 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 5 holds 402 sentences of Nonsenseorship, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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