Chapter 5 of The black border is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The black border is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Wuh kind’uh bakin’?” “Side meat and shoulder meat.” “Hummuch fuh him?” “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.” “Gimme ten cent’ wut uh side meat.”
Chapter 5 of The black border is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading ““Gimme ten cent’ wut uh side meat.””
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading ““Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.””
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading ““Side meat and shoulder meat.””
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading ““Side meat and shoulder meat.””
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading ““Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.””
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ““Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ““Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading ““Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.””
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 ““Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.””
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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 “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Side meat and shoulder meat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wuh kind’uh bakin’?”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Gimme ten cent’ wut uh side meat.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hummuch fuh him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gimme ten cent’ wut uh side meat.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hummuch fuh him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hummuch fuh him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wuh kind’uh bakin’?”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “Side meat and shoulder meat.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Side meat and shoulder meat.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Side meat and shoulder meat.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Ten cents for the shoulders and twelve and a half cents for the sides.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gimme ten cent’ wut uh side meat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wuh kind’uh bakin’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gimme ten cent’ wut uh side meat.”
Chapter 5 of The black border by Ambrose Elliott Gonzalez holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 423 sentences of The black border, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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