Chapter 3 of Our People is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Our People is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?" =Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR." Illustration: Quite Another Thing. =Paddy= (_the loser_). "ABRAM, G'ALONG!
Chapter 3 of Our People is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “=Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “=Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"”
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “Illustration: Quite Another Thing.”
a contestant who loses the contest
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “=Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR."”
plural of “pickle” — vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading “=Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Illustration: Quite Another Thing.”
a special situation
From this reading “Illustration: Quite Another Thing.”
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In this reading “=Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"”
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From this reading "ABRAM, G'ALONG!
(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 =Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Illustration: Quite Another Thing.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading =Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading =Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR."
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading =Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ABRAM, G'ALONG!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading =Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Illustration: Quite Another Thing.
a contestant who loses the contest
From this reading =Paddy= (_the loser_).
not any; not one
From this reading =Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading =Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR."
the male head of family or tribe
From this reading =Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"
plural of “pickle” — vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading =Paterfamilias.= "NO HOT PICKLES OF ANY DESCRIPTION?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Illustration: Quite Another Thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Paddy= (_the loser_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Paddy.= "NO; SHURE THEY'RE ALL COULD, SOR."
a special situation
From this reading Illustration: Quite Another Thing.
Chapter 3 of Our People by Charles Keene holds 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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 3 holds 483 sentences of Our People, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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