Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope." "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor. What will you have now?" "Something funny." "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “"I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"Something funny."”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “"Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “"I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “"Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.”
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “"Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.”
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “"Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Something funny."
the act of departing
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What will you have now?"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What will you have now?"
force somebody to do something
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something funny."
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
(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," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will you have now?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will you have now?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I could oblige you, but fun is not my strong point.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading "Oh no," said Paz, cheerfully, "I can spin yarns with any sailor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said Leo, "you are not going to stop, I hope."
Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Prince Lazybones by Helen Ashe Hays holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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