Chapter 12 of What Outfit, Buddy? is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of What Outfit, Buddy? is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep. “Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy. Don’t know just how I’ll get out. Gee! I’m down about four feet.”
Chapter 12 of What Outfit, Buddy? is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading ““Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “I’m down about four feet.””
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee!”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading ““_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading ““_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ““_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading ““Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading ““_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.”
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In this reading ““_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.”
In this reading “I’m down about four feet.””
In this reading ““_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.”
In this reading “I’m down about four feet.””
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Don’t know just how I’ll get out.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading ““_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.”
In this reading “Don’t know just how I’ll get out.”
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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 “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’m down about four feet.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t know just how I’ll get out.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I’m down about four feet.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I’m down about four feet.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I’m down about four feet.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Don’t know just how I’ll get out.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t know just how I’ll get out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m down about four feet.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
and nothing more
From this reading Don’t know just how I’ll get out.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don’t know just how I’ll get out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
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 “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Great sleeping in these beds, Jimmy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_Bonjour_, O. D. How did you _cushay_?” was Jimmy McGee’s greeting to O. D. the next morning as he came out of a sound sleep.
Chapter 12 of What Outfit, Buddy? by T. Howard (Thomas Howard) Kelly holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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