Chapter 3 of The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are." "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand." "Who said so?" "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
Chapter 3 of The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 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.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “"You did, on the porch here the other evening."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “"Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."”
ten 10s
From this reading “"Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “"You did, on the porch here the other evening."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “"We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “"Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
ten 10s
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
engage in
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Who said so?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You did, on the porch here the other evening."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We said, you remember, it ought to be two thousand."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
which person or people
From this reading "Who said so?"
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I am willing to make it fifteen hundred right now, if you are."
Chapter 3 of The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) by Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney) [Editor] Wilder holds 386 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.
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