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Chapter 9 of Torchy and Vee is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?" "Not today," says I. "I'm lunchin' with the general staff." "Oh!" says he, grinnin'. "In that case never mind."
Chapter 9 of Torchy and Vee is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"”
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading “HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"”
a midday meal
From this reading “HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"”
the middle of the day
From this reading “HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"”
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading “"I'm lunchin' with the general staff."”
the present time or age
From this reading “"Not today," says I.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading "In that case never mind."
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "I'm lunchin' with the general staff."
the act of departing
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" says he, grinnin'.
come to pass
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" says he, grinnin'.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In that case never mind."
a midday meal
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm lunchin' with the general staff."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "In that case never mind."
a form of address for a man
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "In that case never mind."
the middle of the day
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not today," says I.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
express in words
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Not today," says I.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading "I'm lunchin' with the general staff."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In that case never mind."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
the present time or age
From this reading "Not today," says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm lunchin' with the general staff."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HARTLEY AND THE G. O. G.'S "Oh, I say, Torchy," calls out Mr. Robert, as I'm reachin' for my hat here the other noon, "you don't happen to be going up near the club on your way to luncheon, do you?"
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