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The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“Where is Bulbo?” said the King.
“John, where is His Royal Highness?”
John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.
“Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!
Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Where is Bulbo?” said the King.
Line 2
“John, where is His Royal Highness?”
/dʒɑːn wer ɪz hɪz ˈrɔɪəl ˈhaɪnəs/
Line 3
John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.
Line 4
“Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!
/stept aʊt bɪˈfɔːr ˈbrekfəst ɪn ðə snoʊ/
Line 5
Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.
/ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl sez ðə kɪŋ ˈstɪkɪŋ hɪz fɔːrk ˈɪntuː ə ˈsɔːsədʒ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

breakfast verb US /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading ““Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!”

fork noun US /fɔːrk/

cutlery used for serving and eating food

From this reading “Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.”

Highness noun US /ˈhaɪnəs/

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person

From this reading ““John, where is His Royal Highness?””

Royal adjective US /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading ““John, where is His Royal Highness?””

sausage noun US /ˈsɔːsədʒ/

highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

From this reading “Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.”

snow noun US /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading ““Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!”

stepped verb US /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading “John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.”

sticking adjective US /ˈstɪkɪŋ/

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading “Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!

Bulbo

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From this reading “Where is Bulbo?” said the King.

clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

forknounUS /fɔːrk/

cutlery used for serving and eating food

From this reading Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

HighnessnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/

(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person

From this reading “John, where is His Royal Highness?”

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “John, where is His Royal Highness?”

hout

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

hup

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

ImpossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Where is Bulbo?” said the King.

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading “John, where is His Royal Highness?”

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading “Where is Bulbo?” said the King.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!

Roilighnessesses

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading “John, where is His Royal Highness?”

Royliness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Where is Bulbo?” said the King.

sausagenounUS /ˈsɔːsədʒ/

highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

From this reading Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.

shaving-water

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading “Stepped out before breakfast in the snow!

sposed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading Impossible!” says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Where is Bulbo?” said the King.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where is Bulbo?” said the King.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn’t in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped hout.

Chapter 17 of The Junior Classics, Volume 9 — Volume 9, Stories of To-day by William [Editor] Patten holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.

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