Chapter XVII of Nothing But the Truth, “A Good Deal of Gee-Gee,” is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of Nothing But the Truth, “A Good Deal of Gee-Gee,” is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.” Gee-gee stared. “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?” “You know,” said Bob. The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
Chapter XVII of Nothing But the Truth, “A Good Deal of Gee-Gee,” is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.”
give a benediction to
From this reading ““Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?””
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““You know,” said Bob.”
to make better
From this reading “The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading ““See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.””
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Gee-gee stared.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “You know,” said Bob.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
a word for horse used by children or in adult slang
From this reading Gee-gee stared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
to make better
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know,” said Bob.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
on the contrary
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
cut with a saw
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Gee-gee stared.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact that he now saw Gwendoline Gerald rejoined afar by the hammer-thrower did not improve his temper.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “See here,” he said rather savagely, “this has got to stop.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Bless its little heart, what is it talking about?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know,” said Bob.
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