Chapter 5 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In this fashion the story was written. "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished. "Yer know some'h'n' baby? Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f. Seem some way like I loves it.
Chapter 5 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"Yer know some'h'n' baby?”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “In this fashion the story was written.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “"And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “"And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Seem some way like I loves it.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “"And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “In this fashion the story was written.”
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 “"And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.”
In this reading “Seem some way like I loves it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Yer know some'h'n' baby?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In this fashion the story was written.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
the act of departing
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this fashion the story was written.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yer know some'h'n' baby?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Seem some way like I loves it.
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seem some way like I loves it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Seem some way like I loves it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yer know some'h'n' baby?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In this fashion the story was written.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ef-ef-ef I had de money, look like I'd buy that story myse'f.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this fashion the story was written.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this fashion the story was written.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
precisely as stated
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this fashion the story was written.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Seem some way like I loves it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
at the time that
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading In this fashion the story was written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yer know some'h'n' baby?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And what do you think I am going to do with it, mammy?" said Evelyn, when finally, having done her very best, she was willing to call it finished.
Chapter 5 of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales by Ruth McEnery Stuart holds 485 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 5 holds 485 sentences of Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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