Chapter 15 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!" "Why, it's the same stuff!" "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!" "Oh, the robber! Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
Chapter 15 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large or big relative to something else
From this reading “Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"”
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading “DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!"”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"”
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “"There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “"Oh, the robber!”
being five more than seventy
From this reading “"There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"”
caught or fixed
From this reading “Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!"
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!"
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it's the same stuff!"
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!"
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, the robber!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
and nothing more
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!"
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading "Oh, the robber!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Why, it's the same stuff!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
being five more than seventy
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
caught or fixed
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Why, it's the same stuff!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DUNK GOES OUT "Look at that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, it's the same stuff!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There's a rose jar like the one I bought for seven dollars marked two seventy-five!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it's the same stuff!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, there's a handkerchief box, bigger than the one he stuck me with, and it's only a dollar!"
Chapter 15 of Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery by Roy Eliot Stokes holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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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