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Chapter 1 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"About two years. But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes. I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time. Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York." "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
Chapter 1 of The Newsboy Partners is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 31/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 151–155
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “"That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “"That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.”
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 “"About two years.”
In this reading “"About two years.”
In this reading “Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About two years.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
and nothing more
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
express in words
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
express in words
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I'm sold out, an' dis is me busy time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "About two years.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading "That's all right," said Mr. Crosscrab, understanding the situation.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Stop around t'-morrer an' I'll tell ye all I know about N'York."
a late time of life
From this reading "About two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But say, mister, I don't want to be short wid youse, only I've got t' go an' git some more papes.
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