Chapter 6 of The History and Records of the Elephant Club is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The History and Records of the Elephant Club is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.' "_Indignant Officer._--Who're you winkin' at? "_Prisoner._--'Nelly Bly, shuts her eye.' "_Officer._--You'd better shut your mouth. "_Judge._--What have you got to say, prisoner?
Chapter 6 of The History and Records of the Elephant Club is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'”
angered at something unjust or wrong
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading “"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'”
third-person singular of “shut” — move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"_Prisoner._--'Nelly Bly, shuts her eye.'”
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading “"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'”
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading “"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'”
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give one's silent approval to
In this reading “"_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'”
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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 "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "_Officer._--You'd better shut your mouth.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Prisoner._--'Nelly Bly, shuts her eye.'
the organ of sight
From this reading "_Prisoner._--'Nelly Bly, shuts her eye.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "_Judge._--What have you got to say, prisoner?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_Judge._--What have you got to say, prisoner?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_Prisoner._--'Nelly Bly, shuts her eye.'
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading "_Indignant Officer._--Who're you winkin' at?
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "_Judge._--What have you got to say, prisoner?
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "_Officer._--You'd better shut your mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Prisoner._--'Nelly Bly, shuts her eye.'
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "_Indignant Officer._--Who're you winkin' at?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
express in words
From this reading "_Judge._--What have you got to say, prisoner?
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "_Officer._--You'd better shut your mouth.
third-person singular of “shut” — move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "_Prisoner._--'Nelly Bly, shuts her eye.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Judge._--What have you got to say, prisoner?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_Judge._--What have you got to say, prisoner?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Indignant Officer._--Who're you winkin' at?
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading "_Prisoner._--(Voluntary remark, sotto voce.) 'A jay bird sat on a hickory limb--he winked at me and I winked at him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Indignant Officer._--Who're you winkin' at?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Indignant Officer._--Who're you winkin' at?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Officer._--You'd better shut your mouth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Officer._--You'd better shut your mouth.
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