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Trolley Folly

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Trolley Folly is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!
Help me hold this critter down.’
They got a move on.
We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.
Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.
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Trolley Folly

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Trolley Folly is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!
Line 2
Help me hold this critter down.’
/help miː hoʊld ðɪs ˈkrɪtər daʊn/
Line 3
They got a move on.
/ðeɪ ɡɑːt ə muːv ɑːn/
Line 4
We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.
/wiː taɪd ðə ˈmɑːnətər ənd sent wɜːrd tuː ʃʌt ɔːf ðə ˈwɔːtər/
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Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and largeKi-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

critter noun US /ˈkrɪtər/

a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)

From this reading “Help me hold this critter down.’”

flapjack noun US /ˈflæpdʒæk/

a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

From this reading ““‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!”

mixture noun US /ˈmɪkstʃər/

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

From this reading “Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.”

momentum noun US /moʊˈmentəm/

an impelling force or strength

From this reading “Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.”

monitor verb US /ˈmɑːnətər/

keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

From this reading “We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.”

roars noun US /rɔːrz/

plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading “Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.”

whiskers noun US /ˈwɪskərz/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading “Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.”

yelped verb US /jelpd/

past form of “yelp” — bark in a high-pitched tone

From this reading ““‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

shut off verb + particle

stem the flow of

In this reading “We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.”

sent word noun + noun

In this reading “We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.”

come down verb + adjective

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.”

move on verb + particle

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

In this reading ““They got a move on.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “They got a move on.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

critternounUS /ˈkrɪtər/

a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)

From this reading Help me hold this critter down.’

crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Help me hold this critter down.’

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

farmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/

a person who operates a farm

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

flapjacknounUS /ˈflæpdʒæk/

a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “They got a move on.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

HelpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Help me hold this critter down.’

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Help me hold this critter down.’

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

Ki-yi's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Help me hold this critter down.’

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

momentumnounUS /moʊˈmentəm/

an impelling force or strength

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

monitorverbUS /ˈmɑːnətər/

keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

moveverbUS /muːv/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “They got a move on.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

other's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

roarsnounUS /rɔːrz/

plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

shutverbUS /ʃʌt/

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

soundsnounUS /saʊndz/

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “They got a move on.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Help me hold this critter down.’

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/

bound or secured closely

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

whiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Whilst we was all stepping on each other’s feet, I thought I heard a mixture of sounds like small roars and large ‘Ki-yi’s,’ but the farmer, he was very busy, thinking we might catch on to who did all this, and come down to his cabin some night and take his whiskers as a momentum.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading We tied the monitor and sent word to shut off the water.

yelpedverbUS /jelpd/

past form of “yelp” — bark in a high-pitched tone

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “‘Come on,’ I yelped to the crowd--‘Come on, you flapjack faces!

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