Chapter 7 of The Shoemaker's Apron is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Shoemaker's Apron is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home. When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes. "Shoemaker," he said, "those are fine clubs! You don't know how fine they are! Why, they'll do anything you tell them!
Chapter 7 of The Shoemaker's Apron is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.”
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
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.
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recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
In this reading “Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.”
In this reading “When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.”
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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 Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
any thing at all
From this reading Why, they'll do anything you tell them!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Shoemaker," he said, "those are fine clubs!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, they'll do anything you tell them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know how fine they are!
opinion or judgment
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Shoemaker," he said, "those are fine clubs!
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shoemaker," he said, "those are fine clubs!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know how fine they are!
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You don't know how fine they are!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Shoemaker," he said, "those are fine clubs!
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
express in words
From this reading Why, they'll do anything you tell them!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why, they'll do anything you tell them!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You don't know how fine they are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, they'll do anything you tell them!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Shoemaker," he said, "those are fine clubs!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
at the time that
From this reading When the shoemaker got back to the gate, the little devil of a guard wagged his head and blinked his eyes.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, they'll do anything you tell them!
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Lucifer gave him the clubs and wished him a pleasant journey home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't know how fine they are!
Chapter 7 of The Shoemaker's Apron by Parker Fillmore holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 7 holds 387 sentences of The Shoemaker's Apron, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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