Chapter 5 of On With Torchy is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of On With Torchy is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins. But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right. He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either. "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine. Huh!
Chapter 5 of On With Torchy is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.”
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading “"Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.”
plural of “ward” — a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “"Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.”
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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 BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
(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 But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
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From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
one or the other of two
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
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From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
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From this reading Huh!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
plural of “ward” — a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
in or at the place that
From this reading But he always knows where he wants to get off, all right.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading He don't whisper his ideas on the subject, either.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BREEZING BY WITH PEGGY He's a great old scout, Mr. Ellins.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Boy," says he the other mornin' as I answers the buzzer, "I am expecting two young persons to call this forenoon, two young wards of mine.
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