Chapter 4 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir." "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?" "Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again. "And you, have you everything you need?" "Why, yes, sir—I think I have."
Chapter 4 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clothing in general
From this reading “"Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “"Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir."”
a large number or amount
From this reading “"Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"And you, have you everything you need?"”
a particular situation
From this reading “"Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “"Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"”
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 “"Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"”
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anew
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again.
clothing in general
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "And you, have you everything you need?"
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading "Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
a large number or amount
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "And you, have you everything you need?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir."
a particular situation
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir."
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir—heaps," she answered, smiling again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Why, yes, sir—I think I have."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Have they clothes and shoes and things—warm enough for this weather?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, yes, sir—I think I have."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," she faltered, "I will, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you, have you everything you need?"
Chapter 4 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe by Henry James Forman holds 424 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 4 holds 424 sentences of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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