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The So-Called Human Race
The So-Called Human Race

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The So-Called Human Race is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Bert Leston Taylor • Curated US English Learning Edition
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* * * JAW JINGLES.
If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?
If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?
G. B.
* * * "NATURE NEVER DID DECEIVE..."
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The So-Called Human Race

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The So-Called Human Race is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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* * * JAW JINGLES.
/dʒɔː ˈdʒɪŋɡəlz/
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If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?
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If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?
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G. B.
/dʒiː biː/
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* * * "NATURE NEVER DID DECEIVE..."
/ˈneɪtʃər ˈnevər dɪd dɪˈsiːv/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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hoot noun US /huːt/

a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

From this reading “If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jaw verb US /dʒɔː/

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading “* * * JAW JINGLES.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jingles noun US /ˈdʒɪŋɡəlz/

plural of “jingle” — a metallic sound

From this reading “* * * JAW JINGLES.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
naught noun US /nɔːt/

a quantity of no importance

From this reading “If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toot noun US /tuːt/

a blast of a horn

From this reading “If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tot noun US /tɑːt/

a small amount (especially of a drink)

From this reading “If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
totter verb US /ˈtɑːtər/

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

From this reading “If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tutor verb US /ˈtuːtər/

be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction

From this reading “If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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taught by verb + particle counted as “teach by”

In this reading “If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading G. B.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
DECEIVEverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/

be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading * * * "NATURE NEVER DID DECEIVE..."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading * * * "NATURE NEVER DID DECEIVE..."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading G. B.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hootnounUS /huːt/

a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Hottentotnoun

any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JAWverbUS /dʒɔː/

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading * * * JAW JINGLES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JINGLESnounUS /ˈdʒɪŋɡəlz/

plural of “jingle” — a metallic sound

From this reading * * * JAW JINGLES.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NATUREnounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading * * * "NATURE NEVER DID DECEIVE..."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/

a quantity of no importance

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NEVERadverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading * * * "NATURE NEVER DID DECEIVE..."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
taughtverbUS /tɔːt/

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tootnounUS /tuːt/

a blast of a horn

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
totnounUS /tɑːt/

a small amount (especially of a drink)

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
totterverbUS /ˈtɑːtər/

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/

be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction

From this reading If to hoot and to toot a Hottentot tot Be taught by a Hottentot tutor, Ought the Hottentot tutor get hot if the tot Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter, Ought the Hottentot tot be taught to say "ought," Or "naught," or what ought to be taught her?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 8 of The So-Called Human Race by Bert Leston Taylor holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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