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Chapter 3 of The Chums of Scranton High on the Cinder Path is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K. "Crow! Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly. "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying. Gee! but it was fierce!"
Chapter 3 of The Chums of Scranton High on the Cinder Path is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “"If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Gee! but it was fierce!"”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee! but it was fierce!"”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.”
make reference to
From this reading “"If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.”
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 "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gee! but it was fierce!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Gee! but it was fierce!"
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee! but it was fierce!"
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gee! but it was fierce!"
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
make reference to
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
not any; not one
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
express in words
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TALKING OF GHOSTS "That was no crow cawing, boys, believe me!" ejaculated K. K.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I should say not!" added Horatio instantly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you asked me right to my face I'd mention a donkey braying.
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