Chapter 2 of They Call Me Carpenter is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of They Call Me Carpenter is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is not a man more than his face?” You should have heard the shout of T-S! “Vot? Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed? And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
Chapter 2 of They Call Me Carpenter is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 77/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 381–385
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plural of “bum” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!”
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From this reading “Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!”
very bad
From this reading “And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “You should have heard the shout of T-S!”
very drunk
From this reading “Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?”
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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 “Is not a man more than his face?”
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From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
plural of “bum” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
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From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Is not a man more than his face?”
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From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Is not a man more than his face?”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is not a man more than his face?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
very bad
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Is not a man more than his face?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Is not a man more than his face?”
no person; not anyone
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Is not a man more than his face?”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
very drunk
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Is not a man more than his face?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ain't I shoost offered you five hunded dollars a veek fer dat face, and you vant to go git it smashed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And fer a lot o' lousy bums dat vont vork for honest vages, and vont let nobody else vork!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Vot?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should have heard the shout of T-S!
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