Chapter 3 of A Hoodoo Machine is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Hoodoo Machine is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Get out of that, pard! Get out!” McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms. “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe! What are you staying there for?”
Chapter 3 of A Hoodoo Machine is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading ““The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading ““The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading ““The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “What are you staying there for?””
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.”
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In this reading ““The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!”
come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading ““The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““Get out of that, pard!”
In this reading “McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.”
In this reading “What are you staying there for?””
In this reading “McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.”
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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 “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you staying there for?”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What are you staying there for?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get out of that, pard!
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
engage in
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
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From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Get out of that, pard!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Get out of that, pard!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get out of that, pard!
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading What are you staying there for?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Get out of that, pard!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What are you staying there for?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you staying there for?”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading McGlory was wild with apprehension, and sprang up and down at the roadside and waved his arms.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The way that car acts would make the hair stand up on a buffalo robe!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you staying there for?”
Chapter 3 of A Hoodoo Machine by Stanley R. [Adapter] Matthews holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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