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Chapter 6 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PATSY. It's Teddy Magee. I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel. (_Cries._) Oh, it's drownded dead he'll be. Oh, oh!
Chapter 6 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “PATSY.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “It's Teddy Magee.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.”
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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 I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
(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 was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (_Cries._) Oh, it's drownded dead he'll be.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading (_Cries._) Oh, it's drownded dead he'll be.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading (_Cries._) Oh, it's drownded dead he'll be.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Cries._) Oh, it's drownded dead he'll be.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Cries._) Oh, it's drownded dead he'll be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's Teddy Magee.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's Teddy Magee.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading (_Cries._) Oh, it's drownded dead he'll be.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading PATSY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading It's Teddy Magee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
at the time that
From this reading I was givin' him a wash in the rain-barrel, when all of a sudden, bad luck to him, he slipped through me fingers and fell head-first down in the barrel.
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