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Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.
Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.
Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.
Not at all.
He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.
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Skiddoo!

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Skiddoo! is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.
/dʒɑːn ˈhenri ɑːn ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ ˈdɪʃəz aɪ pʊld ə wiːz ɑːn bʌntʃ ˈdʒefərsən ə fjuː wiːks əˈɡoʊ ðæt meɪd hɪm sɪt ʌp ənd skriːm fɔːr help/
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Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.
Line 3
Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.
Line 4
Not at all.
/nɑːt æt ɔːl/
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He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

Learner Dictionary

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Ace noun US /eɪs/

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.”

chafing noun US /ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/

soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.”

flatten verb US /ˈflætən/

make flat or flatter

From this reading “He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.”

Jefferson noun US /ˈdʒefərsən/

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.”

josh verb US /dʒɑːʃ/

be silly or tease one another

From this reading “Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.”

Milton noun US /ˈmɪltən/

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading “Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.”

sling verb US /slɪŋ/

hurl as if with a sling

From this reading “Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.”

wheeze noun US /wiːz/

breathing with a husky or whistling sound

From this reading “JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.”

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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 JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

AcenounUS /eɪs/

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

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 Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

anybody's

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

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Not at all.

attainments

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

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

BunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

CHAFINGnounUS /ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/

soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

dignitynounUS /ˈdɪɡnəti/

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

DISHESnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

doesn't

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

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

edgesnounUS /ˈedʒəz/

plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

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 JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

flattenverbUS /ˈflætən/

make flat or flatter

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

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 He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

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 CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

isn't

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

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

joshverbUS /dʒɑːʃ/

be silly or tease one another

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

Khayaam

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

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not at all.

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 He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

OriginaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

pennounUS /pen/

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

pulledverbUS /pʊld/

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

screamverbUS /skriːm/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

slingverbUS /slɪŋ/

hurl as if with a sling

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He can take a bunch of the English language and flatten it out around the edges till it looks quite poetic, but that doesn't make him a George O. Khayaam.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Bunch is the Original Ace all right, all right, but it does put dust on his dignity to have anybody josh his literary attainments.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Bunch can really sling a nasty little pen, but he isn't anybody's John W. Milton.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

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

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

wheezenounUS /wiːz/

breathing with a husky or whistling sound

From this reading JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES I pulled a wheeze on Bunch Jefferson a few weeks ago that made him sit up and scream for help.

Chapter 7 of Skiddoo! by George V. (George Vere) Hobart holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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