Chapter 4 of The Cheerful Smugglers is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Cheerful Smugglers is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away. A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled. So did Mrs. Fenelby. Everybody smiled but Billy. He was serious.
Chapter 4 of The Cheerful Smugglers is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Everybody smiled but Billy.”
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading “A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody smiled but Billy.”
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading “The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “He was serious.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.”
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading “The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Everybody smiled but Billy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everybody smiled but Billy.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So did Mrs. Fenelby.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
every person
From this reading Everybody smiled but Billy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was serious.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading So did Mrs. Fenelby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading He was serious.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So did Mrs. Fenelby.
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sodden surprise on Mr. Fenelby's face melted away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was serious.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A dish-pan full of hot water served during the course of a cold dinner had amusing elements, and Mr. Fenelby smiled.
Chapter 4 of The Cheerful Smugglers by Ellis Parker Butler holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 443 sentences of The Cheerful Smugglers, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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