Chapter 1 of Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I want a lot more," ses Bill. "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger. If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer. 'Ow much 'ave you got, Ginger?" "Not much," ses Ginger, shaking his 'ead.
Chapter 1 of Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"I want a lot more," ses Bill.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “"I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.”
something of sentimental value
From this reading “"I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “"I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.”
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “"Not much," ses Ginger, shaking his 'ead.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “"I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.”
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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 "I want a lot more," ses Bill.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ow much 'ave you got, Ginger?"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "I want a lot more," ses Bill.
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From this reading "Not much," ses Ginger, shaking his 'ead.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Ow much 'ave you got, Ginger?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not much," ses Ginger, shaking his 'ead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want a lot more," ses Bill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
something of sentimental value
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "I want a lot more," ses Bill.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I want a lot more," ses Bill.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not much," ses Ginger, shaking his 'ead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ow much 'ave you got, Ginger?"
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a lot more," ses Bill.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Not much," ses Ginger, shaking his 'ead.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I 'ad another six pounds or so I should feel much safer.
carry out
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want a lot more," ses Bill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want you to take this silver ring as a keepsake, Ginger.
Chapter 1 of Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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 1 holds 266 sentences of Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4., unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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