Chapter 5 of Skiddoo! is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Skiddoo! is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!" "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer! Aw, chase yerself!" "Ding, ding!" For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
Chapter 5 of Skiddoo! is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “Aw, chase yerself!"”
a ringing sound
From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"”
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"”
take greedily; take more than one's share
From this reading “For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.”
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.”
plural of “transfer” — the act of moving something from one location to another
From this reading “"Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!”
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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 For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aw, chase yerself!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Aw, chase yerself!"
a ringing sound
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
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From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
take greedily; take more than one's share
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
apprehended with certainty
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
a boy or man
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
a person who wants or needs something
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
not any; not one
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE "Ding!"
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
carry out
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
plural of “transfer” — the act of moving something from one location to another
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Naw, we don't take no transfers, needer!
which person or people
From this reading For my part I haven't been able to figure it out, but Uncle Peter is the lad who has made a profound study of that street car proposition known as the End-Seat Hog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aw, chase yerself!"
Chapter 5 of Skiddoo! by George V. (George Vere) Hobart holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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