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The Professor at the Breakfast-Table

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.
It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.
--That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.
I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.
So do I,--said the young fellow John.
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The Professor at the Breakfast-Table

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Professor at the Breakfast-Table is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.
Line 2
It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.
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--That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.
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I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.
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So do I,--said the young fellow John.

Learner Dictionary

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.

apt adjective US /æpt/

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading “It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.”

burnt adjective US /bɜːrnt/

ruined by overcooking

From this reading “--That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.”

cigars noun US /sɪˈɡɑːrz/

plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading “--That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.”

heartily adverb US /ˈhɑːrtəli/

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading “I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.”

Model noun US /ˈmɑːdəl/

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading “I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.”

notorious adjective US /noʊˈtɔːriəs/

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading “It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.”

tobacco noun US /təˈbækoʊ/

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading “Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.”

vegetable noun US /ˈvedʒtəbəl/

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading “It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

aptadjectiveUS /æpt/

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/

ruined by overcooking

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

cigarsnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːrz/

plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

disposedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspoʊzd/

having made preparations

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading So do I,--said the young fellow John.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

heartilyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrtəli/

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

how

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From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

ModelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

snounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading It is notorious how apt they are to get tired of that vegetable.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I am heartily glad to hear it,--said the Model,--I wish they were all disposed of in the same way.

yesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Oh, yes,--I replied,--just as men get sick of tobacco.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading --That 's so!--said the young fellow John,--I've got tired of my cigars and burnt 'em all up.

Chapter 13 of The Professor at the Breakfast-Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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