Chapter 2 of Wehman Bros.' Vaudeville Jokes No. 1. is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Wehman Bros.' Vaudeville Jokes No. 1. is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry. She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.” I began to go to church right away. * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle! _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
Chapter 2 of Wehman Bros.' Vaudeville Jokes No. 1. is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading “* * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!”
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “* * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!”
the mother of your spouse
From this reading “When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.”
a person who passes by casually or by chance
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “_Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.”
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.
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I began to go to church right away.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
a youthful male person
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I began to go to church right away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I began to go to church right away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
come together
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
the mother of your spouse
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I began to go to church right away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
express in words
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
(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 _Boy_--Well, dat’s as high as he could reach.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
at the time that
From this reading When my mother-in-law was sick, I went to her bedside, and began to cry.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She said, “Don’t cry, we will meet in the other world.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * _Passerby_--Say, boy, your dog bit me on the ankle!
Chapter 2 of Wehman Bros.' Vaudeville Jokes No. 1. by Anonymous holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 424 sentences of Wehman Bros.' Vaudeville Jokes No. 1., unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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