Chapter 13 of Shorty McCabe is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Shorty McCabe is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How's Woodie and Sadie comin' on? Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious. It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie. And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him. So it's all off.
Chapter 13 of Shorty McCabe is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 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 “And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.”
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.”
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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 It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
(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 So it's all off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How's Woodie and Sadie comin' on?
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How's Woodie and Sadie comin' on?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
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From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
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From this reading How's Woodie and Sadie comin' on?
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So it's all off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How's Woodie and Sadie comin' on?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How's Woodie and Sadie comin' on?
express in words
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it's all off.
carry out
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's got to be a real live one that interests Sadie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How's Woodie and Sadie comin' on?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, anyway, Woodie's willing to take oath that she put up a job on him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, say! you don't want to take the things she does too serious.
Chapter 13 of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 13 holds 249 sentences of Shorty McCabe, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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