Chapter 24 of Amusement Only is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Amusement Only is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GAME. Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again. I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club." As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed. A local celebrity was taking the floor.
Chapter 24 of Amusement Only is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a widely known person
From this reading “A local celebrity was taking the floor.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club."”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.”
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading “Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.”
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 “A local celebrity was taking the floor.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.”
the body of members of an organization or group
From this reading “As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.”
plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A local celebrity was taking the floor.
anew
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club."
a widely known person
From this reading A local celebrity was taking the floor.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading A local celebrity was taking the floor.
natural and unstudied
From this reading As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GAME.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
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 A local celebrity was taking the floor.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
the body of members of an organization or group
From this reading As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A local celebrity was taking the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME.
precisely as stated
From this reading As regards membership, it was very free-and-easy "club" indeed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was in the billiard-room of what was called "the club."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Later in the day on which I had shot off that match with Mr. Tebb I encountered Mr. Johns again.
Chapter 24 of Amusement Only by Richard Marsh holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 24 holds 102 sentences of Amusement Only, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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