Chapter 31 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRISON THOUGHTS. I was alone in my cell. Three years' imprisonment! Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them! Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
Chapter 31 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “I was alone in my cell.”
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading “Three years' imprisonment!”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “PRISON THOUGHTS.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “PRISON THOUGHTS.”
being four more than twenty
From this reading “Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!”
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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I was alone in my cell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading I was alone in my cell.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was alone in my cell.
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading Three years' imprisonment!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was alone in my cell.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was alone in my cell.
being five more than ninety
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading PRISON THOUGHTS.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
being six more than thirty
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading PRISON THOUGHTS.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three years' imprisonment!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
being four more than twenty
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was alone in my cell.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well--I should sleep half the time: one-third at least.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Thirty-six months!--one thousand and ninety-five days--and twenty-four whole hours in each of them!
a late time of life
From this reading Three years' imprisonment!
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