Chapter 4 of The aristocrats is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The aristocrats is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz! Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’? O-w-w! Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t. Oh, Joc _why_ ain’t you here?
Chapter 4 of The aristocrats is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?”
at any time
From this reading “Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?”
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading ““Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.”
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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?”
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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 “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
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From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
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From this reading Oh, Joc _why_ ain’t you here?
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From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
at any time
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
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From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Oh, Joc _why_ ain’t you here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
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From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
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From this reading Oh, Joc _why_ ain’t you here?
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From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
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From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
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From this reading O-w-w!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
make a vow; promise
From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wat for did I ever come up to these mountains and I alwus so afraid of lightnin’?
make a soft swishing sound
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh, Joc _why_ ain’t you here?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Lordy I’ll never do it agin, I vow I won’t.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, my Gawd,” she would mutter; then with a violent start: “Gee whizz!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Joc _why_ ain’t you here?
Chapter 4 of The aristocrats by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 4 holds 455 sentences of The aristocrats, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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