Chapter 3 of Captain Cranberry is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Captain Cranberry is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OBAD. Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go. At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone. I suppose he thought he’d got my pocketbook. CYN.
Chapter 3 of Captain Cranberry is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.”
plural of “kite” — a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading “Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.”
your personal financial means
From this reading “I suppose he thought he’d got my pocketbook.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.”
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pile up (debts or scores)
In this reading “Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.”
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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 At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
later than; following
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
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From this reading CYN.
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From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I suppose he thought he’d got my pocketbook.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
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From this reading I suppose he thought he’d got my pocketbook.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
plural of “kite” — a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
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From this reading OBAD.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
your personal financial means
From this reading I suppose he thought he’d got my pocketbook.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose he thought he’d got my pocketbook.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I suppose he thought he’d got my pocketbook.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first I was so s’prised I didn’t know what had happened, an’ then after a second I puts my hand in my pocket an’ my pipe wuz gone.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
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From this reading Why, I wuz walkin’ along an’ some one runs up behind me, puts his hand in my pocket and then kites off fast as he could go.
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Chapter 3 holds 439 sentences of Captain Cranberry, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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