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Kid Scanlan

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Kid Scanlan is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!
At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.
They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.
But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.
I think them ad writers was modest fellers.
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Kid Scanlan

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Kid Scanlan is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!
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At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.
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They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.
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But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.
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I think them ad writers was modest fellers.
/aɪ θɪŋk ðem æd ˈraɪtərz wɑːz ˈmɑːdəst ˈfelərz/

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.

bakery noun US /ˈbeɪkəri/

a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold

From this reading “But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.”

bunk noun US /bʌŋk/

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading “They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.”

fellers noun US /ˈfelərz/

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading “I think them ad writers was modest fellers.”

hurrah noun US /hʊˈrɑː/

a victory cheer

From this reading “But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.”

medium noun US /ˈmiːdiəm/

a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

From this reading “THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!”

prohibition noun US /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

From this reading “But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.”

promoters noun US /prəˈmoʊtərz/

plural of “promoter” — someone who is an active supporter and advocate

From this reading “At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.”

somewheres noun US /ˈsʌmwerz/

plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location

From this reading “But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.”

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.

whole lot adjective + noun

In this reading “They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.”

same time adjective + noun

In this reading “At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.”

haunted house adjective + noun

In this reading “At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.”

come back verb + particle

be restored

In this reading “But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.”

in the world preposition + article + noun counted as “in … world”

In this reading “But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.”

at college preposition + noun

In this reading “They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.”

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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 THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

adnounUS /æd/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading I think them ad writers was modest fellers.

admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

advertisin

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From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

ain't

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From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

bakerynounUS /ˈbeɪkəri/

a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

bunknounUS /bʌŋk/

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

don't

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From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

EastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

feelin's

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From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading I think them ad writers was modest fellers.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

gonna

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From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/

highest in quality

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

guynounUS /ɡaɪ/

an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

hurrahnounUS /hʊˈrɑː/

a victory cheer

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

I'm

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From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

KidverbUS /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

MEDIUMnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/

a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

From this reading I think them ad writers was modest fellers.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

prohibitionnounUS /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

promotersnounUS /prəˈmoʊtərz/

plural of “promoter” — someone who is an active supporter and advocate

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

proveverbUS /pruːv/

be shown or be found to be

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

Scanlan

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From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

somewheresnounUS /ˈsʌmwerz/

plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I think them ad writers was modest fellers.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

They's

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

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think them ad writers was modest fellers.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

UNHAPPYadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM They may be such a thing as a ghost, but I don't believe it!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading They's a whole lot of things which I look on as plain and simple bunk, that the average guy studies at college.

willin

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From this reading At the same time, I'm willin' to admit that my feelin's in the matter ain't gonna prove the ruin of the haunted house promoters.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading I think them ad writers was modest fellers.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading But the reason I say they _may_ be, is because when me and Kid Scanlan come back East this year we stopped off somewheres in the hurrah for prohibition part of the country and was showed over what the advertisin' matter admitted to be the greatest bakery in the world.

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How do I study chapter 6 of Kid Scanlan?

Work through the 101 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 101 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Kid Scanlan

Common questions about reading Kid Scanlan by H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Kid Scanlan?

Yes. All 4249 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #29764 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Kid Scanlan is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #29764, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Kid Scanlan take to read?

About 354 minutes of reading across 850 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Kid Scanlan section by section

How to work through Kid Scanlan section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 8 chapters of Kid Scanlan to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Kid Scanlan

Words and structures a reader meets early in Kid Scanlan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Leather
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kid Scanlan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pushers
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kid Scanlan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fighting
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kid Scanlan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Blood
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kid Scanlan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.