Chapter 9 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton. I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day. I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me. "Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled. "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
Chapter 9 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.”
in essence or effect but not in fact
From this reading “I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.”
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 could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.”
In this reading “I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the state of being absent
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
later than; following
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
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From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading "Come to lunch at the Salmagundi Club," he growled.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could not help laughing at Dibdin to-day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
precisely as stated
From this reading That seemed to me very decent of Pendleton.
in essence or effect but not in fact
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
in or at the place that
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
a late time of life
From this reading I called him up on the telephone and demanded what he meant by coming from devil knows where after more than two years’ absence and virtually cutting me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Does it pain you as much as that to ask me?"
Chapter 9 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe by Henry James Forman holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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