Chapter 27 of Between two thieves is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Between two thieves is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner! I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now! Wut say, lad? Ool’t jine th’ Army?” “Ay! wi’ all my heart!”
Chapter 27 of Between two thieves is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Ool’t jine th’ Army?””
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading ““Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ““Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ““Ay! wi’ all my heart!””
a boy or man
From this reading “Wut say, lad?”
express in words
From this reading “Wut say, lad?”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ““Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!”
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 ““Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Ay! wi’ all my heart!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Ool’t jine th’ Army?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay! wi’ all my heart!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Ay! wi’ all my heart!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
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From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
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From this reading Ool’t jine th’ Army?”
a boy or man
From this reading Wut say, lad?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ay! wi’ all my heart!”
not any; not one
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
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From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ool’t jine th’ Army?”
express in words
From this reading Wut say, lad?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
be standing; be upright
From this reading I’ll stand it no more--be danged if I do now!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Ool’t jine th’ Army?”
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From this reading “Ten shillin’ to-wick and nowt but bread for dinner!
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “Ay! wi’ all my heart!”
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From this reading Wut say, lad?
Chapter 27 of Between two thieves by Richard Dehan holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 27 holds 405 sentences of Between two thieves, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Between two thieves by Richard Dehan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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