Chapter 9 of The barber's chair is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The barber's chair is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare. ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder. (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare. Hares aren’t wired every day. _Nutts._ Wired, Mr Nosebag?
Chapter 9 of The barber's chair is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “_Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.”
a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading “’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.”
an opening that permits escape or release
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “_Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.”
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “Hares aren’t wired every day.”
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading “’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.”
in a special manner
From this reading “(_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.”
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading “Hares aren’t wired every day.”
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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 _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hares aren’t wired every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
a young person of either sex
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Hares aren’t wired every day.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Hares aren’t wired every day.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Hares aren’t wired every day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Nutts._ Wired, Mr Nosebag?
a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head
From this reading (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
in a special manner
From this reading (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.
express in words
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Tisn’t pleasant to send meat to the oven, and have back a cinder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
a source of difficulty
From this reading (_Exit child._) _Nosebag._ Specially arter the trouble of gettin’ a hare.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading Hares aren’t wired every day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ (_Opening door for child carrying hare in a dish._) Now, Adelgitha, you’ll tell Dobbs the baker to be very partic’lar with that hare.
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