Chapter 5 of Witty Pieces by Witty People is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Witty Pieces by Witty People is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow. The cow also watched him. Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk. Mr. Bowser took the other side. "What are you trying to do?"
Chapter 5 of Witty Pieces by Witty People is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.”
your parents
From this reading “Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.”
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.”
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading “Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.”
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading “The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.”
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 “Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.”
take a seat
In this reading “Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.”
In this reading “Mr. Bowser took the other side.”
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in addition
From this reading The cow also watched him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you trying to do?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Bowser took the other side.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you trying to do?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
your parents
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
a young female
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bowser took the other side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mr. Bowser took the other side.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
be seated
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Folks generally sit down on the right-hand side of the cow to milk.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
hard to endure
From this reading "What are you trying to do?"
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The girl and I watched him as he took the pail and stool and approached the cow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you trying to do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you trying to do?"
Chapter 5 of Witty Pieces by Witty People by Various holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Witty Pieces by Witty People, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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