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Chapter 6 of The Miracle Man is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hey!" ejaculated Madison. "What do you mean?" "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper. "Why shouldn't she be after him? Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
Chapter 6 of The Miracle Man is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.”
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading “"Hey!" ejaculated Madison.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What do you mean?"”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"”
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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 Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
later than; following
From this reading "Why shouldn't she be after him?
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From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why shouldn't she be after him?
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
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From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
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From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?"
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From this reading "Hey!" ejaculated Madison.
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From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
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From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
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From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
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From this reading "Hey!" ejaculated Madison.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why shouldn't she be after him?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading "Hey!" ejaculated Madison.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
select carefully from a group
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why shouldn't she be after him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why shouldn't she be after him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, he's got de rocks, ain't he?" declared the Flopper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why shouldn't she be after him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat's wot we're here fer, ain't it, de whole bunch of us?--an' she ain't t'rowin' us, is she, if she sees a chanst to pick up somet'ing on her own?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Chapter 6 of The Miracle Man by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard 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.
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