Chapter 9 of Charley's Log: A Story of Schoolboy Life is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Charley's Log: A Story of Schoolboy Life is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. November 14th.--I'm in for it again. It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown. The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes. I'll never eat another, that I won't.
Chapter 9 of Charley's Log: A Story of Schoolboy Life is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.”
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading “The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION.”
approval
From this reading “The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.”
plural of “hunk” — a well-built sexually attractive man
From this reading “The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “November 14th.--I'm in for it again.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.”
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From this reading November 14th.--I'm in for it again.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
anew
From this reading November 14th.--I'm in for it again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I'll never eat another, that I won't.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
approval
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
take in solid food
From this reading I'll never eat another, that I won't.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading November 14th.--I'm in for it again.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
plural of “hunk” — a well-built sexually attractive man
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll never eat another, that I won't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll never eat another, that I won't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading November 14th.--I'm in for it again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading November 14th.--I'm in for it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading November 14th.--I'm in for it again.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading November 14th.--I'm in for it again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
and nothing more
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
express in words
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll never eat another, that I won't.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It isn't much this time--only a trick we played off on Mother Brown.
at the time that
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mean old hunks! to say she never gave credit, when she's cleaned us all out with her nasty bulls'-eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll never eat another, that I won't.
Chapter 9 of Charley's Log: A Story of Schoolboy Life by Emma Leslie holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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