Chapter 6 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that. Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down. This morning he loaned it to me." "Oh, it was a hand buzzer, eh?" "Sure.
Chapter 6 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading “Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “"Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.”
plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading “Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.”
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.”
past form of “loan” — give temporarily; let have for a limited time
From this reading “This morning he loaned it to me."”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Sure.”
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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 Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it was a hand buzzer, eh?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This morning he loaned it to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This morning he loaned it to me."
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
past form of “loan” — give temporarily; let have for a limited time
From this reading This morning he loaned it to me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This morning he loaned it to me."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning he loaned it to me."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it was a hand buzzer, eh?"
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning he loaned it to me."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This morning he loaned it to me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, it was a hand buzzer, eh?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said Little Calamity, "I don't know how good their eyes are, at that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jock Hennessey, he's been riding with a hand buzzer every time the stable checks are down.
Chapter 6 of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan holds 435 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 6 holds 435 sentences of Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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