Chapter 32 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita. 'No, stay. There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear. And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.' 'I would rather leave.'
Chapter 32 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an old word for “between”
From this reading “There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.”
go away from a place
From this reading “'I would rather leave.'”
a native or inhabitant of Parthia
From this reading “A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.”
go across or through
From this reading “There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.”
your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading “And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “'No, stay.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'”
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.
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In this reading “There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.”
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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 A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
an old word for “between”
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
go away from a place
From this reading 'I would rather leave.'
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, stay.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
a native or inhabitant of Parthia
From this reading A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
go across or through
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
on the contrary
From this reading 'I would rather leave.'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading 'No, stay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading And now that he is come, he shall witness the signature to the will.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I would rather leave.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There can nothing pass betwixt us but what you may hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PARTHIAN SHOT 'Shall I go?' asked Zita.
Chapter 32 of Cheap Jack Zita by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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