Chapter 6 of Traits of American Humour, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Traits of American Humour, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball. “Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy. “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is. I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.” The next was Moses Firmby.
Chapter 6 of Traits of American Humour, Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ““My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.””
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.””
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.”
containing meal or made of meal
From this reading ““Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy.”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “The next was Moses Firmby.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading ““No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading ““My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.”
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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 “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next was Moses Firmby.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
only a very short time before
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
containing meal or made of meal
From this reading “Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy.
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading The next was Moses Firmby.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next was Moses Firmby.
not any; not one
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
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 I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
carry out
From this reading “Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No man can shoot that’s in such a hurry as you is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d hardly got to sleep ’fore I heard the crack o’ the gun.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
at the time that
From this reading “My piece was badly _load’nd_,” said Simon, when he heard the place of his ball.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you don’t take time,” said Mealy.
Chapter 6 of Traits of American Humour, Vol. 1 of 3 by Thomas Chandler [Editor] Haliburton holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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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