Chapter 34 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees. 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said. 'I made them a promise, and I must keep it. I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.' Drownlands was surprised.
Chapter 34 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without deviation
From this reading “'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “'I made them a promise, and I must keep it.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Drownlands was surprised.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I made them a promise, and I must keep it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
without deviation
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drownlands was surprised.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
destroyed or killed
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I made them a promise, and I must keep it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading 'I made them a promise, and I must keep it.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'I made them a promise, and I must keep it.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I made them a promise, and I must keep it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
make a promise or commitment
From this reading 'I made them a promise, and I must keep it.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Drownlands was surprised.
express in words
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Drownlands was surprised.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Tell them to wait, and I will be down directly,' she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading I am glad they are here; they can witness the will, now that Mark Runham and Leehanna Tunkiss are gone.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH TOASTING-FORKS Zita rose from her knees.
Chapter 34 of Cheap Jack Zita by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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