Chapter 5 of What Outfit, Buddy? is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of What Outfit, Buddy? is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me. I came over on an old ocean liner. We had good clean bunks and three settings at table. There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters. Only took eight days to come over.
Chapter 5 of What Outfit, Buddy? is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.”
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading ““You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.”
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading “There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading ““You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.”
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading “I came over on an old ocean liner.”
plural of “setting” — the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading ““You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.”
plural of “waiter” — a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.”
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.
In this reading “Only took eight days to come over.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “I came over on an old ocean liner.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Only took eight days to come over.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Only took eight days to come over.
being one more than seven
From this reading Only took eight days to come over.
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
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 There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
and nothing more
From this reading Only took eight days to come over.
above and across; more than
From this reading I came over on an old ocean liner.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
plural of “setting” — the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Only took eight days to come over.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
plural of “waiter” — a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had good clean bunks and three settings at table.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were regular bill o’ fares and live waiters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You sure had a tough time getting here, Jimmy, compared to me.
Chapter 5 of What Outfit, Buddy? by T. Howard (Thomas Howard) Kelly holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 5 holds 127 sentences of What Outfit, Buddy?, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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