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On With Torchy

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
Uh-huh!
What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
And me?
Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.
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On With Torchy

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of On With Torchy is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!
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Uh-huh!
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What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?
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And me?
/ənd miː/
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Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

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.

figured adjective US /ˈfɪɡjərd/

(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns

From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”

happens verb US /ˈhæpənz/

third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading “Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.”

headlines noun US /ˈhedlaɪnz/

plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article

From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”

Hickory noun US /ˈhɪkəri/

valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees

From this reading “What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?”

Jones noun US /dʒoʊnz/

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading “What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?”

panicky adjective US /ˈpænɪki/

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”

stockholders noun US /ˈstɑːkhoʊldərz/

plural of “stockholder” — someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

From this reading “BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!”

Wesley noun US /ˈwesli/

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

From this reading “What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?”

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ain't

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From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

Ellins

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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

else

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From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

figuredadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərd/

(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

firin

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

From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

happensverbUS /ˈhæpənz/

third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

headlinesnounUS /ˈhedlaɪnz/

plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

HickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/

valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

JonesnounUS /dʒoʊnz/

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

MaybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/

by chance

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

noised

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

panickyadjectiveUS /ˈpænɪki/

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

PERCEY

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

SayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Say, as it happens, I was right on the firin' line.

SICCED

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

stockholdersnounUS /ˈstɑːkhoʊldərz/

plural of “stockholder” — someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

Uh-huh

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

From this reading Uh-huh!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading BEING SICCED ON PERCEY Maybe it ain't figured in the headlines, or been noised around enough for the common stockholders to get panicky over it, but, believe me, it was some battle!

WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What else could you expect with Old Hickory Ellins on one side and George Wesley Jones on the other?

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