Chapter 5 of Scattergood Baines is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Scattergood Baines is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained. "Telegram!" said Mandy. "Why didn't he write? Them telegrams come high.... Huh!
Chapter 5 of Scattergood Baines is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.”
gotten under control
From this reading “HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.”
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading “HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.”
someone who spends money prodigally
From this reading “HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.”
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Them telegrams come high....”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.”
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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 HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
of short duration or distance
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Them telegrams come high....
gotten under control
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't he write?
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Them telegrams come high....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huh!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
someone who spends money prodigally
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Them telegrams come high....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them telegrams come high....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't he write?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Why didn't he write?
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading HE MAKES IT ROUND NUMBERS "It's a telegram from Johnnie Bones," said Scattergood Baines to his wife, Mandy, as he tore open the yellow envelope and read the brief message it contained.
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