Chapter 20 of Cappy Ricks Retires is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Cappy Ricks Retires is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York. After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line. “Well, I'm here, Joe,” he announced. “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?” “I have, Alden.
Chapter 20 of Cappy Ricks Retires is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a metal stretcher with wheels
From this reading “After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading ““Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?””
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading ““Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?””
plural of “rick” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.”
plural of “stain” — a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading “After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.”
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later than; following
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
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From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Well, I'm here, Joe,” he announced.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
a metal stretcher with wheels
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Well, I'm here, Joe,” he announced.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have, Alden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I'm here, Joe,” he announced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I'm here, Joe,” he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
plural of “rick” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
plural of “stain” — a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After he had been driven to his hotel and had removed the stains of travel he telephoned the office of Gurney & Harlan and got Gurney, Senior, on the line.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I'm here, Joe,” he announced.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Three weeks later Alden P. Ricks arrived in New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you followed my instructions and cut Joey off at the pockets?”
Chapter 20 of Cappy Ricks Retires by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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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