Chapter 5 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|CONSIDINE was married in May. For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way. One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road. “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?” “All right.
Chapter 5 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading ““Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?””
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?””
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading ““Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?””
joined in matrimony
From this reading “|CONSIDINE was married in May.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.”
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading “For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.”
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a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
In this reading “For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.”
In this reading “For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.”
In this reading “One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.”
travelling about
In this reading “One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.”
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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 For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
(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 “All right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |CONSIDINE was married in May.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |CONSIDINE was married in May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
joined in matrimony
From this reading |CONSIDINE was married in May.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading |CONSIDINE was married in May.
the force of workers available
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
and nothing more
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
in the direction of
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One day, toward the dose of September, the two men met on the road.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |CONSIDINE was married in May.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For four months Badeau heard of him and Mamie only in a roundabout way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hello, Hunch,” said Bruce, “how are you?”
Chapter 5 of His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau by Samuel Merwin holds 149 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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