Chapter 35 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita. 'You can read. It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before. That is as you promised.' 'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'
Chapter 35 of Cheap Jack Zita is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state at a particular time
From this reading “It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'”
wanted intensely
From this reading “It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.”
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading “THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.”
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “That is as you promised.'”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “'You can read.”
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 “It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'You can read.
a state at a particular time
From this reading It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'
wanted intensely
From this reading It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
a young female
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading That is as you promised.'
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading 'You can read.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is as you desired, and on the same condition as before.
carry out
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is as you promised.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl; 'with that I am content.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You can read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JACK O' LANTERNS 'Take it, and keep it,' said Drownlands, handing the will to Zita.
Chapter 35 of Cheap Jack Zita by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 35 holds 140 sentences of Cheap Jack Zita, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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