Chapter 3 of The Politician Out-Witted is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Politician Out-Witted is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUMPHRY. You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE. No, no; me lader you so. [_Lathers HUMPHRY'S face._ HUMPHRY. Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
Chapter 3 of The Politician Out-Witted is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading “You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.”
plural of “lather” — the froth produced by soaps or detergents
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.”
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading “Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.”
a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
From this reading “You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.”
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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 Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
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From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading [_Lathers HUMPHRY'S face._ HUMPHRY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
the act of departing
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
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From this reading HUMPHRY.
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From this reading [_Lathers HUMPHRY'S face._ HUMPHRY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
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From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, no; me lader you so.
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
plural of “lather” — the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading [_Lathers HUMPHRY'S face._ HUMPHRY.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
not any; not one
From this reading No, no; me lader you so.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No, no; me lader you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Oh, with soap-suds, you mean:--I ax pardon, mounsieur; I thought how you was a going for to lather me without soap-suds or razor, as the old proverb is.
but in spite of that
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You lather me for nothing?--I'll lather you for less yet, you barber-looking-- TOUPEE.
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