Chapter 3 of Mr. Scraggs is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Mr. Scraggs is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she. "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head. "'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'. "'Hadds!' I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
Chapter 3 of Mr. Scraggs is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “"'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “"'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “"'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “"Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading "'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hadds jumped up and down and rubbed his head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'What ails you?' says he, near cryin'.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'_Now_, will you let my Willie alone?' says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remonstrated to him, 'remember you're speakin' to a lady.'
Chapter 3 of Mr. Scraggs by Henry Wallace Phillips holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
Chapter 3 holds 473 sentences of Mr. Scraggs, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Mr. Scraggs by Henry Wallace Phillips exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 473 sentences, grouped into 95 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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