Chapter 3 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He does if there’s any money in it. But this is a different case. Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job. Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken." "What!
Chapter 3 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “But this is a different case.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."”
past form of “tackle” — accept as a challenge
From this reading “Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.”
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 “"He does if there’s any money in it.”
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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 this is a different case.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is a different case.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
an occurrence of something
From this reading But this is a different case.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But this is a different case.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
a social unit living together
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is a different case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
engage in
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
past form of “tackle” — accept as a challenge
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guess there’ll be more to make fer the same family belong long, if I’m not mistaken."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He does if there’s any money in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is a different case.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Widder Denton’s too poor to buy a casket, so that’s why I’ve tackled the job.
Chapter 3 of The Touch of Abner by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 404 sentences of The Touch of Abner, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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