Chapter IV
Chapter 4
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GRAY GANDER. Ha, ha! There's a "quack" for you! WHITE GOOSE. Ha, ha!
Children's Classics in Dramatic Form
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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GRAY
GANDER.
Ha,
ha!
There's
a
"quack"
for
you!
WHITE
GOOSE.
Ha,
ha!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Children's Classics in Dramatic Form
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
GRAY
GANDER.
/ɡreɪ ˈɡændər/
Line 2
Ha,
ha!
/hɑː hɑː/
Line 3
There's
a
"quack"
for
you!
Line 4
WHITE
GOOSE.
/waɪt ɡuːs/
Line 5
Ha,
ha!
/hɑː hɑː/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
gander
noun
US /ˈɡændər/
mature male goose
From this reading “GRAY GANDER.”
goose
noun
US /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “WHITE GOOSE.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “GRAY GANDER.”
quack
noun
US /kwæk/
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading “There's a "quack" for you!”
a Caucasian
From this reading “WHITE GOOSE.”
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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 "quack" for you!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's a "quack" for you!
GANDERnounUS /ˈɡændər/
mature male goose
From this reading GRAY GANDER.
GOOSEnounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading WHITE GOOSE.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading GRAY GANDER.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha, ha!
quacknounUS /kwæk/
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading There's a "quack" for you!
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a "quack" for you!
a Caucasian
From this reading WHITE GOOSE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a "quack" for you!
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