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Doodles, the Sunshine Boy
Doodles, the Sunshine Boy

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Emma C. Dowd • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.
“How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.
“Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?
My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”
“Oh, it wasn’t such a great!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Doodles, the Sunshine Boy

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.
Line 2
“How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.
Line 3
“Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?
Line 4
My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”
Line 5
“Oh, it wasn’t such a great!

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

alongside adverb US /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/

side by side

From this reading ““How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
arrest verb US /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading ““How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
begging noun US /ˈbeɡɪŋ/

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading ““How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Frick noun US /frɪk/

United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)

From this reading ““How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lucky adjective US /ˈlʌki/

occurring by chance

From this reading “My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
particulars noun US /pərˈtɪkjələrz/

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading ““How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
queried verb US /ˈkwɪrid/

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading ““How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
surprising adjective US /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/

causing surprise or wonder or amazement

From this reading “SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

ran alongside verb + particle counted as “run alongside”

In this reading ““How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.”

587 times in 225,867 chapters
at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.”

257,448 times in 225,867 chapters
unusual interest adjective + noun

In this reading “SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.”

343 times in 225,867 chapters
proceeded far verb + particle counted as “proceed far”

In this reading “SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.”

564 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 62

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 “Oh, it wasn’t such a great!

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

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ain't

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

From this reading My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”

Pending verification
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/

side by side

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

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becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BLUEadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Courant

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

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Pending verification
dnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FricknounUS /frɪk/

United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “Oh, it wasn’t such a great!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
How'd

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

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

Pending verification
Huh

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

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

Pending verification
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
luckyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌki/

occurring by chance

From this reading My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NEWSnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, it wasn’t such a great!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
particularsnounUS /pərˈtɪkjələrz/

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
proceededverbUS /prəˈsiːdɪd/

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
s'pose

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

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

Pending verification
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, it wasn’t such a great!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SURPRISINGadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/

causing surprise or wonder or amazement

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading My, but ain’t you th’ lucky one!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasn't

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

From this reading “Oh, it wasn’t such a great!

Pending verification
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading SURPRISING NEWS BLUE had not proceeded far on his way to the Courant office before he discovered that all at once he had become of unusual interest to his companions.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “Huh! where d’ ye s’pose I keep myself?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “How’d you hear anything about it?” he queried, as Billy Frick ran alongside, eagerly begging for particulars of the arrest.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 21 of Doodles, the Sunshine Boy by Emma C. Dowd holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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