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Chapter 1 of Adventures and Recollections is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893). ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END. TOLD BY HIMSELF. [Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp. He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
Chapter 1 of Adventures and Recollections is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “[Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.”
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.”
past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term
From this reading “[Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.”
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From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading TOLD BY HIMSELF.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading [Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading [Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading ADVENTURES and RECOLLECTIONS OF BILL O’TH HOYLUS END.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term
From this reading [Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading TOLD BY HIMSELF.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading He has been everything by turns, and nothing long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Bill o’th Hoylus End might be termed a local Will-o’th-Wisp.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Transcribed by Steven Wood from the Keighley Herald (1893).
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