Chapter 2 of The Shoemaker's Apron is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Shoemaker's Apron is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To this the other one shouted back: "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!" "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one." "No! You take the next one!" the other said.
Chapter 2 of The Shoemaker's Apron is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “"But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “"Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “"But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “"Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “To this the other one shouted back:”
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 “"But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its 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 "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To this the other one shouted back:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
not any; not one
From this reading "No!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To this the other one shouted back:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To this the other one shouted back:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Give me this one," the first man said, "and I'll let you have the next one."
in a vehement outcry
From this reading To this the other one shouted back:
carry out
From this reading You take the next one!" the other said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To this the other one shouted back:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this the other one shouted back:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this the other one shouted back:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But your net would never have caught a fish if you hadn't been out in my boat and if I hadn't helped you!"
Chapter 2 of The Shoemaker's Apron by Parker Fillmore holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 417 sentences of The Shoemaker's Apron, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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