Chapter 11 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 11 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.
"Sure you won’t back out in the morning?" And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension. "Not even doomsday morning." "Will you have a drink on it?" "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
Chapter 11 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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(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
From this reading “"Not even doomsday morning."”
take in liquids
From this reading “"Will you have a drink on it?"”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"”
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading “And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.”
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In this reading “"No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."”
In this reading “"Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Will you have a drink on it?"
anew
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
From this reading "Not even doomsday morning."
take in liquids
From this reading "Will you have a drink on it?"
divisible by two
From this reading "Not even doomsday morning."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Will you have a drink on it?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will you have a drink on it?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not even doomsday morning."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Will you have a drink on it?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And again my nerves snapped back into their steel-like tension.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "No," I told him, "but there is no reason why you shouldn’t have one."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you have a drink on it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sure you won’t back out in the morning?"
Chapter 11 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 11 holds 424 sentences of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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