Chapter 16 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch! Atta boy--some fin, old top! Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch. What time do you want to be called? More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
Chapter 16 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading “More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!”
ruin completely
From this reading “More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!”
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading “HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Atta boy--some fin, old top!”
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!”
liveliness and energy
From this reading “More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.”
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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 HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
in a state of sleep
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atta boy--some fin, old top!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What time do you want to be called?
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
a youthful male person
From this reading Atta boy--some fin, old top!
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
ruin completely
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What time do you want to be called?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What time do you want to be called?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Atta boy--some fin, old top!
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Atta boy--some fin, old top!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
liveliness and energy
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading HICKS MAKES A RASH PROPHECY "Come on, Butch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
express in words
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Atta boy--some fin, old top!
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading More pep there, Monty--bust that little old bulb, Roddy!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What time do you want to be called?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What time do you want to be called?
the upper part of anything
From this reading Atta boy--some fin, old top!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What time do you want to be called?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What time do you want to be called?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, you Beef--you're asleep at the switch.
Chapter 16 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior by James Raymond Elderdice holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Chapter 16 holds 121 sentences of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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