Chapter 4 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOME LIFE. PICKING BERRIES. THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY. NUTTING. WE GO TO MARKET.
Chapter 4 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “PICKING BERRIES.”
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “HOME LIFE.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “WE GO TO MARKET.”
inflected form of “nut” — gather nuts
From this reading “NUTTING.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “PICKING BERRIES.”
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading “THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading PICKING BERRIES.
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WE GO TO MARKET.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME LIFE.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading HOME LIFE.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading WE GO TO MARKET.
inflected form of “nut” — gather nuts
From this reading NUTTING.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading PICKING BERRIES.
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIGS COMMIT LARCENY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE GO TO MARKET.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE GO TO MARKET.
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