Chapter 20 of Chippinge Borough is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Chippinge Borough is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But what do you call them now?” Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm. “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight! Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?” Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
Chapter 20 of Chippinge Borough is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading ““They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading ““They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!”
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading ““They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.”
to a sufficient degree
From this reading “Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?””
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading “Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.”
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 ““They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!”
In this reading ““They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
react verbally
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Flixton shrugged his shoulders, but did not answer.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading Aren’t they sufficiently out of hand?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are destroying a public building in broad daylight!
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vaughan retorted, with angry sarcasm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But what do you call them now?”
Chapter 20 of Chippinge Borough by Stanley John Weyman holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 20 holds 413 sentences of Chippinge Borough, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Chippinge Borough by Stanley John Weyman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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