Chapter 10 of Shorty McCabe is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Shorty McCabe is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right. There's good stuff in him. Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves. And my date book's been full lately. That's the way I like it.
Chapter 10 of Shorty McCabe is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.”
possessive form of “book” — a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “And my date book's been full lately.”
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “And my date book's been full lately.”
normal use of the faculty of vision
From this reading “Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.”
in the recent past
From this reading “And my date book's been full lately.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “There's good stuff in him.”
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From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
(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 But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And my date book's been full lately.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And my date book's been full lately.
possessive form of “book” — a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading And my date book's been full lately.
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From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
the specified day of the month
From this reading And my date book's been full lately.
normal use of the faculty of vision
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And my date book's been full lately.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There's good stuff in him.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's good stuff in him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's good stuff in him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's the way I like it.
in the recent past
From this reading And my date book's been full lately.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That's the way I like it.
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From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
express in words
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading There's good stuff in him.
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From this reading That's the way I like it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's the way I like it.
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From this reading There's good stuff in him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
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From this reading Anyways, I ain't losin' my eyesight, tryin' to follow his curves.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That's the way I like it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But say, I guess Buddy'll work out all right.
Chapter 10 of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 10 holds 262 sentences of Shorty McCabe, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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