Chapter 6 of The Bellman Book of Fiction, 1906-1919 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bellman Book of Fiction, 1906-1919 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says. “It’s got asthma or something. If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill. I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.” Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
Chapter 6 of The Bellman Book of Fiction, 1906-1919 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.””
respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
From this reading ““It’s got asthma or something.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.””
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading ““There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading ““There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.””
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.
In this reading “Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.”
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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 I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
From this reading “It’s got asthma or something.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
in a willing manner
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It’s got asthma or something.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s got asthma or something.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It’s got asthma or something.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It’s got asthma or something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “There’s an organ up at the mission,” he says.
precisely as stated
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
(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, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, I made a good job of the organ, and very grateful the ladies were for it, too.
at the time that
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
which person or people
From this reading I’m a church-going man when I’m ashore,” says the captain, who liked his joke, “but that organ puts me clean off religion.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you can cure it, I’ll gladly foot the bill.
Chapter 6 of The Bellman Book of Fiction, 1906-1919 by William C. (William Crowell) [Editor] Edgar holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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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