Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's motor car is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's motor car is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly. “I know’d it! That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.” “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager. “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's motor car is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading ““I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.”
make certain of
From this reading ““I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.”
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading ““I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.””
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.””
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading ““I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.”
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From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.
(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 “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
make certain of
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.
in an exultant manner
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know’d it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
Identical; not different.
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
term of address for a man
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARM OF THE LAW “I know’d I’d see ’im!” cried Joe, exultingly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That chump a-chasin’ me says ter git, but I up an’ comes in jist the same.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I assure you that it is not our fault; you see, the young----” “It’s all right, sir!” boomed Captain Bunderley.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon, gentlemen!” exclaimed the agitated manager.
Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's motor car by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 23 holds 182 sentences of The Rambler Club's motor car, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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