McGuffey

[ muh-guhf-ee ]

noun

1. William Holmes, 1800–73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers.

Example Sentences

"The way you ruin them bonnets o' yourn sure is a scandal," Mr. McGuffey concluded.

From Project Gutenberg

Without further ado, Mr. McGuffey started across the deckload to the fo'castle head.

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McGuffey killed his engine, banked his fires, and came up on deck, wiping his anxious face with a fearfully filthy sweat rag.

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Promptly at eight o'clock, Mr. McGuffey was horrified to see his steam gauge drop half a pound as the Maggie's siren sounded.

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"You owe me eight dollars an' six bits, Scraggs," Mr. McGuffey reminded his owner calmly.

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