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A Galahad of the Creeks
A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 22 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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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Chapter 22 holds 89 sentences of A Galahad of the Creeks, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in A Galahad of the Creeks

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Galahad of the Creeks, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Coming
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DUNGAREE'S BELT.
Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.
Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.
An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.
When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DUNGAREE'S BELT.
Line 2
Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.
Line 3
Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.
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An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.
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When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.”

Nameless adjective US /ˈneɪm.ləs/

Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.

From this reading “An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.”

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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 Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

atmosphere

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From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

BELT

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From this reading DUNGAREE'S BELT.

closely

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From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

comes

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From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

cover

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From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

Digby

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From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

dingy

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From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

DUNGAREE'S

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From this reading DUNGAREE'S BELT.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

evil

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From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

follow

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From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

former

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

garb

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From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

governor

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From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

hangs

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

here

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From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

hideous

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

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

houses

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

inhabitants

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

lamps

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

From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

miles

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

more

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

named

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/

Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

night

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

From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

occupations

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

other

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

packed

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

part

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

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

presidency

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

Probably

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

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

scenes

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

From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

shine

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

From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

strange

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

From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

Street

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

tabernacle

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

three

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

From this reading Digby Street, so named after a former governor of the presidency, is not more than three miles from the tabernacle.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

vice

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

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the night comes the street lamps shine on strange scenes.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading An atmosphere of evil hangs over the dingy houses, packed closely to each other, whose inhabitants follow nameless occupations.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.

world

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

From this reading Probably in no part of the world does vice cover itself with so hideous a garb as here.