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Chapter 6 of Through the mill: The life of a mill-boy is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey. “Where’s the booze?” “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?” To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents. “Get a can, somebody,” announced Jakey.
Chapter 6 of Through the mill: The life of a mill-boy is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading ““Where’s the booze?””
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading ““Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?””
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.”
past form of “deride” — treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading ““Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.”
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading “To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.”
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.”
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In this reading “To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.”
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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 To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Get a can, somebody,” announced Jakey.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Where’s the booze?”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Get a can, somebody,” announced Jakey.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
past form of “deride” — treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
take in liquids
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
past form of “fish” — seek indirectly
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
an association of criminals
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get a can, somebody,” announced Jakey.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Get a can, somebody,” announced Jakey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Uh, we ain’t skeered of that!” retorted Bunny, “are we, fellows?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To show that they were not afraid of a drink, some of the gang fished up some pennies from their pockets and made a pot of fifteen cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s the booze?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, git off the earth, you!” derided Jakey.
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