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At Good Old Siwash

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?
I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?
What's that?
You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?
Forget it.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

At Good Old Siwash

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?
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I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?
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What's that?
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You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?
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Forget it.
/fərˈɡet ɪt/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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baseball noun US /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

From this reading “I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?”

brotherhood noun US /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

From this reading “I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?”

dynamite noun US /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/

an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

From this reading “I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?”

fraternity noun US /frəˈtɜːrnəti/

a social club for male undergraduates

From this reading “INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?”

initiated verb US /ˌɪˈnɪʃieɪtəd/

past form of “initiate” — bring into being

From this reading “I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?”

initiating verb US /ˌɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “initiate” — bring into being

From this reading “INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?”

josh verb US /dʒɑːʃ/

be silly or tease one another

From this reading “You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?”

Wapiti noun US /wəˈpiːti/

large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

From this reading “You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

aidnounUS /eɪd/

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

batnounUS /bæt/

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

brotherhoodnounUS /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

corn-sheller

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From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

dynamitenounUS /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/

an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

ForgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Forget it.

fraternitynounUS /frəˈtɜːrnəti/

a social club for male undergraduates

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

Greek-letter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

Hamburgered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

initiatedverbUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃieɪtəd/

past form of “initiate” — bring into being

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

INITIATINGverbUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “initiate” — bring into being

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Forget it.

joshverbUS /dʒɑːʃ/

be silly or tease one another

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

machinenounUS /məˈʃiːn/

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

NobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

OLE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

OrdernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

Prong-Horned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

sausage-making

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

stickverbUS /stɪk/

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What's that?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

Up-to-Dateadjective

reflecting the latest information or changes

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

WapitinounUS /wəˈpiːti/

large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

What's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What's that?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I mean, were you ever initiated into full brotherhood by a Greek-letter society with the aid of a baseball bat, a sausage-making machine, a stick of dynamite and a corn-sheller?

Wood-choppers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You say you belong to the Up-to-Date Wood-choppers and have taken the josh degree in the Noble Order of Prong-Horned Wapiti?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading INITIATING OLE Were you ever Hamburgered by a real, live college fraternity?

Chapter 3 of At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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