Chapter 4 of The Bread Line: A Story of a Paper is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Bread Line: A Story of a Paper is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, yes," he owned, "that's so. I never noticed that b'fore. S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop. Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.' Have it fixed t'-morrow."
Chapter 4 of The Bread Line: A Story of a Paper is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “Have it fixed t'-morrow."”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'”
the next day
From this reading “Have it fixed t'-morrow."”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “I never noticed that b'fore.”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “"Why, yes," he owned, "that's so.”
plural of “two” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.”
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 “I never noticed that b'fore.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never noticed that b'fore.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Have it fixed t'-morrow."
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, yes," he owned, "that's so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never noticed that b'fore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have it fixed t'-morrow."
the next day
From this reading Have it fixed t'-morrow."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never noticed that b'fore.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I never noticed that b'fore.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading "Why, yes," he owned, "that's so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, yes," he owned, "that's so.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Have it fixed t'-morrow."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never noticed that b'fore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, yes," he owned, "that's so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should have been 'forty' in the blank b'fore 'dollars.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
plural of “two” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, yes," he owned, "that's so.
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From this reading S'pose I got to writin' twos an' couldn't stop.
an affirmative
From this reading "Why, yes," he owned, "that's so.
Chapter 4 of The Bread Line: A Story of a Paper by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 458 sentences of The Bread Line: A Story of a Paper, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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