Chapter 8 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 699 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 699 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE. "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?" "Change my rings," said Daphne. "Why?" "I only wondered.
Chapter 8 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 699 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.”
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “"What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “"Change my rings," said Daphne.”
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading “HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “"Change my rings," said Daphne.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.”
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading “HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “"I only wondered.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Change my rings," said Daphne.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading "Change my rings," said Daphne.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I only wondered.
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From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Change my rings," said Daphne.
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From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
and nothing more
From this reading "I only wondered.
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading "Change my rings," said Daphne.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading HOW JILL SLEPT UNDISTURBED, AND NOBBY ATTENDED CHURCH PARADE.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
at the time that
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading "I only wondered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What d'you do," said Berry, "when you want to remember something?"
Chapter 8 of Berry and Co. by Dornford Yates holds 699 sentences, grouped into 140 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.
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