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Chapter 1 of The Trimming of Goosie is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc. THE QUINN & BODEN CO. PRESS RAHWAY, N.J. "Why, Goosie, what are you doing?" Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
Chapter 1 of The Trimming of Goosie is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.”
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading “Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.”
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading “BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.”
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
From this reading “Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “PRESS RAHWAY, N.J.”
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading “Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.”
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From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, Goosie, what are you doing?"
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
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From this reading THE QUINN & BODEN CO.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE QUINN & BODEN CO.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Why, Goosie, what are you doing?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
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From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Goosie, what are you doing?"
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading PRESS RAHWAY, N.J.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading PRESS RAHWAY, N.J.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY JAMES HOPPER Author of "Caybigan," "9009," etc.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PRESS RAHWAY, N.J.
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From this reading THE QUINN & BODEN CO.
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From this reading PRESS RAHWAY, N.J.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
not in physical motion
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUINN & BODEN CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
precisely as stated
From this reading Goosie, otherwise Mr. Charles-Norton Sims, dropped his arms hastily down his sides and stood very still, caged in the narrow space between porcelain tub and gleaming towel-rack.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, Goosie, what are you doing?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Goosie, what are you doing?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Goosie, what are you doing?"
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