Chapter 4 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s too bad. But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow. Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him. Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said: “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
Chapter 4 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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 “But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.”
for a short time
From this reading “Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading ““Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?””
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading ““Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?””
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading “But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?””
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 “Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:”
deserving regret
In this reading ““That’s too bad.”
In this reading “But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.”
In this reading “Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.”
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From this reading “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.
later than; following
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
for a short time
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “That’s too bad.
a youthful male person
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
a boy or man
From this reading But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
not any; not one
From this reading “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Palmer, is cash boy No. 5 still sick?”
successive (without a break)
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s too bad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “That’s too bad.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning to the head man, after awhile, the merchant said:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Let me see,” and he looked straight down into the boy’s eyes, and the boy looked straight up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you’re a plucky little fellow, anyhow.
Chapter 4 of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young by Silas Xavier Floyd holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 404 sentences of Silas X. Floyd's Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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