Chapter 13 of The Spinners' Book of Fiction is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Spinners' Book of Fiction is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," she said. "I heard it on a street-piano." "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.' All the grinders have it. Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
Chapter 13 of The Spinners' Book of Fiction is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.”
plural of “grinder” — a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
From this reading “All the grinders have it.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.”
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading “"It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.”
relating to human society and its members
From this reading “Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.”
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 "I heard it on a street-piano."
(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 All the grinders have it.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
a young female
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
plural of “grinder” — a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
From this reading All the grinders have it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the grinders have it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard it on a street-piano."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard it on a street-piano."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I heard it on a street-piano."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I heard it on a street-piano."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," she said.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she said.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard it on a street-piano."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the grinders have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
a member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It's called," he went on, '"My Lulu Tulu Girl.'
which person or people
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Billy Tompkins, Noughty-three, who lives in the Jones Street social settlement, worked that for me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she said.
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