Chapter 13 of Anthony John is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Anthony John is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were married abroad as it happened. Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta. There the family had joined him for the winter. Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life. Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
Chapter 13 of Anthony John is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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subject to appointment
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading “Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.”
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 “Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
subject to appointment
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
a social unit living together
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
the act of departing
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
immediately past
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
joined in matrimony
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
term of address for a man
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading Fate had spared Sir Harry his last disappointment in life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim had exchanged; but his regiment, before going on to India, had been appointed to the garrison at Malta.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Jim had not told him about Eleanor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were married abroad as it happened.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading There the family had joined him for the winter.
Chapter 13 of Anthony John by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 13 holds 189 sentences of Anthony John, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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