Chapter 4 of The barber's chair is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The barber's chair is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting. Enter_ Little Girl. _Nutts._ Now, my little dear, what’s for you? _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front. This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
Chapter 4 of The barber's chair is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.”
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “_=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.”
to come or go into
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “_Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “_Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “_=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “_Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.”
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.
a youthful female person
In this reading “Enter_ Little Girl.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading _=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.
dearly loved
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, my little dear, what’s for you?
to come or go into
From this reading Enter_ Little Girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, my little dear, what’s for you?
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
a young female
From this reading Enter_ Little Girl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Enter_ Little Girl.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, my little dear, what’s for you?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, my little dear, what’s for you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading This is a red un, and mother’s is a light brown.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading _=Nutts= lathering a customer; others waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, my little dear, what’s for you?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, my little dear, what’s for you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Girl._ Please, Mr Nutts, my mother says you’ve sent the wrong front.
Chapter 4 of The barber's chair by Douglas William Jerrold holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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 282 sentences of The barber's chair, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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