Chapter 3 of Somewhere in Red Gap is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Somewhere in Red Gap is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Such is Wilbur. Such he will ever be. So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record. He had. He had it on two records.
Chapter 3 of Somewhere in Red Gap is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.”
at any time
From this reading “Such he will ever be.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.”
machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
From this reading “So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “He had it on two records.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.”
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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 So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such he will ever be.
at any time
From this reading Such he will ever be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such he will ever be.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Such is Wilbur.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had it on two records.
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From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading He had it on two records.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such is Wilbur.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I introduced him to Nettie and asked if he had this here song on a phonograph record.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had it on two records.
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From this reading "Such is Wilbur.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Such he will ever be.
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