Chapter 20 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAWNEY AND WESTCOTT. David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled. "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke. When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him. Broke luck can't be spliced.
Chapter 20 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.”
past form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something
From this reading “David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.”
possessive form of “quarter” — one of four equal parts
From this reading “"Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.”
past form of “splice” — join the ends of
From this reading “Broke luck can't be spliced.”
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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 When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAWNEY AND WESTCOTT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Broke luck can't be spliced.
terminate
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
lacking funds
From this reading "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Broke luck can't be spliced.
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From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
greatly pleased
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
a person who fells trees
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.
information about recent and important events
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.
past form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
possessive form of “quarter” — one of four equal parts
From this reading "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.
precisely, exactly
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWNEY AND WESTCOTT.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
past form of “splice” — join the ends of
From this reading Broke luck can't be spliced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAWNEY AND WESTCOTT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Westcott's run of luck in that quarter's broke.
at the time that
From this reading When a feller has a run of luck right along, and they comes a break, 'ts all up with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading David Sawney was delighted with the news that Albert Charlton and Smith Westcott had quarreled.
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