Chapter 5 of Tar and feathers is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tar and feathers is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What’s the idea of packing now? You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?” “Oh, I might as well do it now. Get it over with. All right, now give me that hammer.”
Chapter 5 of Tar and feathers is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?””
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?””
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “All right, now give me that hammer.””
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “All right, now give me that hammer.””
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““What’s the idea of packing now?”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading ““What’s the idea of packing now?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, now give me that hammer.””
in the near future
From this reading “You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?””
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.
move out of or depart from
In this reading “You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?””
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.
(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 All right, now give me that hammer.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, I might as well do it now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading All right, now give me that hammer.”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading All right, now give me that hammer.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I might as well do it now.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “What’s the idea of packing now?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, I might as well do it now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All right, now give me that hammer.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Oh, I might as well do it now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “What’s the idea of packing now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What’s the idea of packing now?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I might as well do it now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
above and across; more than
From this reading Get it over with.
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “What’s the idea of packing now?
precisely, exactly
From this reading All right, now give me that hammer.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
in the near future
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All right, now give me that hammer.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the idea of packing now?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
(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 “Oh, I might as well do it now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the idea of packing now?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Get it over with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t expect to get out so soon, do you?”
Chapter 5 of Tar and feathers by Victor Rubin holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Tar and feathers, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Tar and feathers by Victor Rubin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Tar and feathers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
