Chapter 3 of Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone. "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper. "Huh!" grunted the miller. "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim." "But my customers air wantin' it."
Chapter 3 of Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “"But my customers air wantin' it."”
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading “EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “"Huh!" grunted the miller.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “"Huh!" grunted the miller.”
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading “"It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “"It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.”
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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 "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "But my customers air wantin' it."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But my customers air wantin' it."
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading "But my customers air wantin' it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading "Huh!" grunted the miller.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Huh!" grunted the miller.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But my customers air wantin' it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading "Huh!" grunted the miller.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But my customers air wantin' it."
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim."
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a dumbed shame, Jabez! an' I needed that flour like tunket," said Timothy Lakeby, the storekeeper.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But my customers air wantin' it."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EVENING AT THE RED MILL About this time Uncle Jabez began to wake up to the fact that his boat and the flour were gone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Tain't nothin' out o' your pocket, Tim."
Chapter 3 of Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies by Alice B. Emerson holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 127 sentences of Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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