Chapter 8 of Old Judge Priest is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Old Judge Priest is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No! Not a word did I say. All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day. But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door. I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
Chapter 8 of Old Judge Priest is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.”
increase
From this reading “I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.”
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 “All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.”
In this reading “All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.”
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 Not a word did I say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
(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 All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
increase
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not a word did I say.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not a word did I say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
not any; not one
From this reading “No!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a word did I say.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
select carefully from a group
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
express in words
From this reading Not a word did I say.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
up to a particular time
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
which person or people
From this reading But now, Adolph, I must say I am ashamed for you that you should pick on that poor Leopold Meyer, who was blind like a barn-door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Not a word did I say.
a late time of life
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All those things is years past and I have never spoken with you regarding them until to-day.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I am ashamed for you that you should boost up that cousin of yours from Cincinnati and his bum lines.
Chapter 8 of Old Judge Priest by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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