Chapter 6 of Seeing Things at Night is here in full — 409 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 6 of Seeing Things at Night is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660." "Yes, sir," said Mr. Sweetser. "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres. Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes. How much could you get?"
Chapter 6 of Seeing Things at Night is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading “"And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.”
for a short time
From this reading “I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.”
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.”
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “"And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.”
express a supposition
From this reading “Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, sir," said Mr. Sweetser.”
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In this reading “I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."”
available for purchase
In this reading “"And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.”
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From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
later than; following
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
(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 Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
for a short time
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
being five more than eighty
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How much could you get?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much could you get?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," said Mr. Sweetser.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much could you get?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
a particular instance of selling
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," said Mr. Sweetser.
express a supposition
From this reading Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir," said Mr. Sweetser.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could do that one, and after awhile I said "$660."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this farm I got for sale is eighty-five acres.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," said Mr. Sweetser.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, suppose you put all that in potatoes.
Chapter 6 of Seeing Things at Night by Heywood Broun holds 409 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.
Chapter 6 holds 409 sentences of Seeing Things at Night, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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