Chapter 2 of Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hop Sing. Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat. Me plentee washee shirt Alexandlee Molton. Always litee, litee on shirt allee time. (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
Chapter 2 of Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a top worn by women
From this reading “(Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.”
jump lightly
From this reading “Hop Sing.”
-ing form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading “(Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “(Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.”
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading “Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “Me plentee washee shirt Alexandlee Molton.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “(Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.”
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From this reading Me plentee washee shirt Alexandlee Molton.
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From this reading Always litee, litee on shirt allee time.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always litee, litee on shirt allee time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
a top worn by women
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
jump lightly
From this reading Hop Sing.
-ing form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Always litee, litee on shirt allee time.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me plentee washee shirt Alexandlee Molton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Always litee, litee on shirt allee time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Me plentee washee shirt Alexandlee Molton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
deliver by singing
From this reading Hop Sing.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Always litee, litee on shirt allee time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me plentee washee shirtee--Melican man Poker Flat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
the act of creating written works
From this reading (Pointing to tail of his blouse, and imitating writing with finger.) Alexandlee Molton.
Chapter 2 of Two Men of Sandy Bar: A Drama by Bret Harte holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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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