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Si Klegg — Book 6
Si Klegg — Book 6

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Si Klegg — Book 6 is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"HOORAY for Injianny.
Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.
"The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."
"Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.
"They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.
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Si Klegg — Book 6

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Si Klegg — Book 6 is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"HOORAY for Injianny.
Line 2
Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.
Line 3
"The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."
Line 4
"Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.
Line 5
"They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

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.

crowding noun US /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/

a situation in which people or things are crowded together

From this reading “Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.”

Cumberland noun US /ˈkʌmbərlənd/

English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

From this reading “"They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.”

exultant adjective US /ɪɡˈzʌltənt/

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading “Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.”

hooray noun US /hʊˈreɪ/

a victory cheer

From this reading “"HOORAY for Injianny.”

joining noun US /ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/

the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

From this reading “Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.”

Wabash noun US /ˈwɔːbæʃ/

a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana

From this reading “"Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.”

Wanderers noun US /ˈwɑːndərərz/

plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading “"Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.”

yelling noun US /ˈjelɪŋ/

uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

From this reading “Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

on earth preposition + noun

used with question words to convey surprise

In this reading “"They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.”

in the army preposition + article + noun counted as “in … army”

In this reading “"They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.”

All words in this reading · 47

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

200th

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From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

bossnounUS /bɑːs/

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

BullynounUS /ˈbʊli/

a cruel and brutal fellow

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

crossverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

crowdingnounUS /ˈkraʊdɪŋ/

a situation in which people or things are crowded together

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/

English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

Cumberland's

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

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

exultantadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzʌltənt/

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "HOORAY for Injianny.

gits

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

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

HOORAYnounUS /hʊˈreɪ/

a victory cheer

From this reading "HOORAY for Injianny.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

Injianny

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

From this reading "HOORAY for Injianny.

joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

joiningnounUS /ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/

the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

onounUS /oʊ/

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 "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

rejimint

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

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

Shorty

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

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

SinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

They're

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

From this reading "They're the boss regiment in the army o' the Cumberland, and the Army o' the Cumberland's the boss army on earth.

throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/

a large gathering of people

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

WabashnounUS /ˈwɔːbæʃ/

a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

WanderersnounUS /ˈwɑːndərərz/

plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

WildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading "Bully for the Wild Wanderers of the Wabash," Shorty joined in.

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

wuz

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

From this reading "The old 200th wuz the first to cross the works, and miles ahead o' any other rejimint."

yellingnounUS /ˈjelɪŋ/

uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

From this reading Injianny gits there every time," roared Si, joining the yelling, exultant throng crowding around the Colonel.

Chapter 18 of Si Klegg — Book 6 by John McElroy holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

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