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Skiddoo!

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Skiddoo! is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.
I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:
Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.
Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.
In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.
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Skiddoo!

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Skiddoo! is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.
Line 2
I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:
/aɪ mʌst pʊt juː nekst tuː ə ˈletər bʌntʃ roʊt miː frʌm ˈnuːpɔːrt/
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Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.
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Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.
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In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Bunch noun US /bʌntʃ/

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.”

Clarence noun US /ˈklerəns/

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading “In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.”

fashionable adjective US /ˈfæʃənəbəl/

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.”

Harbor verb US /ˈhɑːrbər/

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading “Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.”

Newport noun US /ˈnuːpɔːrt/

a port city in southeastern Wales

From this reading “I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:”

resorts noun US /rɪˈzɔːrts/

plural of “resort” — a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.”

seaside noun US /ˈsiːsaɪd/

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.”

stunt noun US /stʌnt/

a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

AFFAIRSnounUS /əˈferz/

matters of personal concern

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

Alice

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

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

BarnounUS /bɑːr/

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

BunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

Cecil

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

Clorinda

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

Fritters

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

Fussyface

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

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 In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/

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 SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

LastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

Llewellyn

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

Narragansett

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

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

NewportnounUS /ˈnuːpɔːrt/

a port city in southeastern Wales

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

Newporting

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

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/

an amount of time

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

Pifflemind

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

Plentycash

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

resortsnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrts/

plural of “resort” — a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

seasidenounUS /ˈsiːsaɪd/

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

Shortbrow

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

SOCIALadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/

relating to human society and its members

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

stuntnounUS /stʌnt/

a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Next week I hope to Bar Harbor for a few days, and the week after that I hope to Narragansett for a short period.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

Vanwigglevandoozen

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

From this reading In the party with us here are Clarence Fussyface, Llewellyn Shortbrow, Harry Pifflemind, Cecil Vanwigglevandoozen, Mrs. George Plentycash and Miss Clorinda Fritters.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dear John: With a party of our society friends we have been Newporting all this week.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS Last year Bunch and Alice spent several weeks doing the society stunt at the fashionable seaside resorts.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I must put you next to a letter Bunch wrote me from Newport:

Chapter 6 of Skiddoo! by George V. (George Vere) Hobart holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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Chapter 6 holds 71 sentences of Skiddoo!, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

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Quick
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