Chapter 2 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge. "It's the best thing he does. That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of.... Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah. Little far for him, isn't it?"
Chapter 2 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “"Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....”
season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
From this reading “Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.”
a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
From this reading “Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.”
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....”
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading “That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....”
any competition
From this reading “Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....”
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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 That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
react verbally
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
any thing at all
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
used as intensifiers
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "It's the best thing he does.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's the best thing he does.
a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Little far for him, isn't it?"
a boy or man
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Little far for him, isn't it?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the best thing he does.
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
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From this reading Little far for him, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the best thing he does.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little far for him, isn't it?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
any competition
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That fellow is like a hickory nut--smooth on the outside, but hard, awfully hard, to get anything out of....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
a special situation
From this reading "It's the best thing he does.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Leave it to him to answer 'em," said the associate judge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Man Curry is in this race with Elijah.
Chapter 2 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 2 holds 432 sentences of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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