Chapter 24 of An Old Man's Darling is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of An Old Man's Darling is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hurrah, Leslie!" "Well, Carl!" "Our pictures are sold!" "What pictures?" "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
Chapter 24 of An Old Man's Darling is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah, Leslie!"”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “"What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.”
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading “"What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “"Our pictures are sold!"”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “"Our pictures are sold!"”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.”
(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, Carl!"”
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.
In this reading “"What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Carl!"
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah, Leslie!"
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurrah, Leslie!"
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading "Our pictures are sold!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "What pictures?" mimicking the indifferent tone.
(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, Carl!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What pictures?"
Chapter 24 of An Old Man's Darling by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 112 sentences of An Old Man's Darling, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of An Old Man's Darling by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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