Chapter 3 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant. “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand. Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed. You don't understand at all, do you?” “Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?”
Chapter 3 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal terms for clothing
From this reading ““Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?””
play boisterously
From this reading ““Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?””
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading “Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.”
a successful journey
From this reading “Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading ““They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading ““They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.”
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading ““They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You don't understand at all, do you?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You don't understand at all, do you?”
for the reason that
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
propose a payment
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You don't understand at all, do you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't understand at all, do you?”
informal terms for clothing
From this reading “Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?”
play boisterously
From this reading “Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?”
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
in a willing manner
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
a successful journey
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
the act of departing
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
not any; not one
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
hard to endure
From this reading “Look here, are you trying to frisk me for these duds?”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading “They are mine and I'm going to sell 'em,” retorted the sullen vagrant.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Otherwise you would gladly lay these garments in my hands and bid me Godspeed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am sorry because you have no wit--no power to understand.
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