Chapter 26 of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR. NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder. "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled. "What has turned you gray in a single month?" "Beating it," replied Blackie, hoarsely.
Chapter 26 of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “"How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.”
pleasantly occupied
From this reading “NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.”
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading “NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.”
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading “J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.”
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading “NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.”
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.”
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In this reading “NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.”
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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 J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading "Beating it," replied Blackie, hoarsely.
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From this reading "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "What has turned you gray in a single month?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has turned you gray in a single month?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "Beating it," replied Blackie, hoarsely.
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From this reading "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Beating it," replied Blackie, hoarsely.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "What has turned you gray in a single month?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Beating it," replied Blackie, hoarsely.
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From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "What has turned you gray in a single month?"
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading J. RUFUS SCENTS A FORTUNE IN SMOKE AND LETS MR.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "What has turned you gray in a single month?"
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From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has turned you gray in a single month?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading NICKEL SEE THE FLAMES Wallingford had good cause to survey his friend with amused wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How you have aged, Blackie," he chuckled.
Chapter 26 of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by George Randolph Chester holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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