Chapter 7 of Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STUNG! "Got the linen thread?" "Right here in the tin cup." "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag. Then put the duffel-bag in the corner."
Chapter 7 of Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “"Right here in the tin cup."”
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading “"All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.”
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading “"Got the linen thread?"”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “"All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.”
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading “"All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “STUNG!”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “"Got the linen thread?"”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “"Right here in the tin cup."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Then put the duffel-bag in the corner."
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "Right here in the tin cup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Got the linen thread?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Right here in the tin cup."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Right here in the tin cup."
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading "Got the linen thread?"
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "All right, put the tin cup in the pint measure and the pint measure in the coffee-pot; now put the coffee-put in the kettle and the kettle in the duffel-bag.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right here in the tin cup."
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading STUNG!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Got the linen thread?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then put the duffel-bag in the corner."
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading "Got the linen thread?"
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading "Right here in the tin cup."
Chapter 7 of Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 7 holds 187 sentences of Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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