Chapter 17 of A Book of Ghosts is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of A Book of Ghosts is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Haunted, indeed!" "Yes; by my late wife. She allows me no peace. She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you." "Oh!
Chapter 17 of A Book of Ghosts is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
third-person singular of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “She allows me no peace.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “"Haunted, indeed!"”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “"Haunted, indeed!"”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"Yes; by my late wife.”
take in marriage
From this reading “She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “She allows me no peace.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “"Yes; by my late wife.”
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.
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.
third-person singular of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She allows me no peace.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yes; by my late wife.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading "Haunted, indeed!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Haunted, indeed!"
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Yes; by my late wife.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
take in marriage
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She allows me no peace.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes; by my late wife.
not any; not one
From this reading She allows me no peace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading She allows me no peace.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She allows me no peace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Yes; by my late wife.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; by my late wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She has made up her mind that I shall not marry you."
Chapter 17 of A Book of Ghosts by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 17 holds 397 sentences of A Book of Ghosts, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of A Book of Ghosts by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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