Chapter 9 of Swatty: A Story of Real Boys is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Swatty: A Story of Real Boys is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Well, he hauled off and hit me. He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him. Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad. “Yah! Little sissy boy got religion!” he said.
Chapter 9 of Swatty: A Story of Real Boys is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.”
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “Well, he hauled off and hit me.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Well, he hauled off and hit me.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.”
a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
From this reading “Little sissy boy got religion!” he said.”
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.
take away by means of a vehicle
In this reading “Well, he hauled off and hit me.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, he hauled off and hit me.
any person at all
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
a youthful male person
From this reading Little sissy boy got religion!” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Little sissy boy got religion!” he said.
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Well, he hauled off and hit me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he hauled off and hit me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Well, he hauled off and hit me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little sissy boy got religion!” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, he hauled off and hit me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well, he hauled off and hit me.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
express in words
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
From this reading Little sissy boy got religion!” he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we stopped fighting and I was still shaking, but not so bad.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, he hauled off and hit me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
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From this reading He hit me in the jaw, and then he said what I wouldn't let anybody say about my getting religion, and I fought him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yah!
Chapter 9 of Swatty: A Story of Real Boys by Ellis Parker Butler holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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