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Standard Paper-Bag Cookery

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CHEESE AND EGG DISHES.
=Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.
Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.
Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.
=Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.
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Standard Paper-Bag Cookery

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHEESE AND EGG DISHES.
/tʃiːz ənd eɡ ˈdɪʃəz/
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=Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.
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Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.
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Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.
/beɪk ten ˈmɪnəts ənd sɜːrv ɑːn ˈtraɪæŋɡəlz ʌv ˈbʌtərd toʊst wɪð təˈmeɪtoʊ sɔːs/
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=Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

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buttered verb US /ˈbʌtərd/

past form of “butter” — spread butter on

From this reading “Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.”

cayenne noun US /ˌkaɪˈen/

plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

From this reading “=Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.”

cracker noun US /ˈkrækər/

a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

From this reading “Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.”

mustard noun US /ˈmʌstərd/

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

From this reading “=Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.”

seasoned adjective US /ˈsiːzənd/

aged or processed

From this reading “=Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.”

teaspoonful noun US /ˈtiːspuːnfəl/

as much as a teaspoon will hold

From this reading “=Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.”

tomato noun US /təˈmeɪtoʊ/

mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

From this reading “=Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.”

triangles noun US /ˈtraɪæŋɡəlz/

plural of “triangle” — a three-sided polygon

From this reading “Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.”

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ten minutes noun + noun

In this reading “Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.”

bread crumbs noun + noun counted as “bread crumb”

In this reading “=Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.”

thin slices adjective + noun counted as “thin slice”

In this reading “=Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.”

few grains adjective + noun counted as “few grain”

In this reading “=Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.”

two eggs noun + noun

In this reading “Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.”

lay in verb + particle

keep or lay aside for future use

In this reading “Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.”

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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 =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

addverbUS /æd/

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CHEESE AND EGG DISHES.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

bagnounUS /bæɡ/

a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

BakeverbUS /beɪk/

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

BallnounUS /bɔːl/

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/

plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

BeatverbUS /biːt/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

breadnounUS /bred/

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

butteredverbUS /ˈbʌtərd/

past form of “butter” — spread butter on

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

cayennenounUS /ˌkaɪˈen/

plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

CHEESEnounUS /tʃiːz/

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading CHEESE AND EGG DISHES.

CoursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

crackernounUS /ˈkrækər/

a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/

plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

cupfulnoun

the quantity a cup will hold

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

cupfuls

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

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

DISHESnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/

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

From this reading CHEESE AND EGG DISHES.

EGGnounUS /eɡ/

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading CHEESE AND EGG DISHES.

eggsnounUS /eɡz/

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

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 =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

Fritters

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

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

grainsnounUS /ɡreɪnz/

plural of “grain” — a relatively small granular particle of a substance

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

gratedverbUS /ˈɡreɪtɪd/

past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

MIXverbUS /mɪks/

mix together different elements

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

mustardnounUS /ˈmʌstərd/

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

pepperverbUS /ˈpepər/

add pepper to

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/

one of four equal parts

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

rollverbUS /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

SaladnounUS /ˈsæləd/

food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

saltnounUS /sɔːlt/

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

SaucenounUS /sɔːs/

flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

seasonedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːzənd/

aged or processed

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

serveverbUS /sɜːrv/

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

slicesnounUS /ˈslaɪsəz/

plural of “slice” — a share of something

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

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

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

stiffadjectiveUS /stɪf/

not moving or operating freely

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

teaspoonfulnounUS /ˈtiːspuːnfəl/

as much as a teaspoon will hold

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

toastverbUS /toʊst/

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

TomatonounUS /təˈmeɪtoʊ/

mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

trianglesnounUS /ˈtraɪæŋɡəlz/

plural of “triangle” — a three-sided polygon

From this reading Bake ten minutes and serve on triangles of buttered toast with tomato sauce.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

well-buttered

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

From this reading Then add two eggs beaten stiff, shape in small balls, roll in crushed cracker crumbs and lay in well-buttered bag.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading =Cheese Fritters to Serve With the Salad Course.=--Beat two eggs, season with salt, pepper and a suspicion of mustard and then lay in this seasoned egg as many thin slices of American cheese as it will hold.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading =Cheese Ball With Tomato Sauce.=--MIX together two cupfuls grated cheese, a cupful of fine bread crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful of salt and a few grains of cayenne.

Chapter 17 of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery by Emma Paddock Telford holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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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