Chapter 14 of The Chums of Scranton High is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Chums of Scranton High is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello! Thad, that you?" "Nobody else, Hugh. I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone. What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"
Chapter 14 of The Chums of Scranton High is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello!”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Nobody else, Hugh.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody else, Hugh.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
an expression of greeting
From this reading PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody else, Hugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody else, Hugh.
above and across; more than
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello!
on the contrary
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thad, that you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thad, that you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading PRETTY POLLY UNDER SUSPICION "Hello!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's doing this fine Sunday afternoon?"
at the time that
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thad, that you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I rather thought I'd hear your voice when I stepped over to the 'phone.
Chapter 14 of The Chums of Scranton High by Donald Ferguson holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 14 holds 113 sentences of The Chums of Scranton High, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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