Chapter 1 of Cry Snooker is here in full — 518 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Cry Snooker is here in full — 518 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What a wife! Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world! "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom. There was no answer. George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
Chapter 1 of Cry Snooker is here in full — 518 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.”
a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
From this reading “"Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.”
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading “Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!”
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “"Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.”
the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
From this reading “George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!”
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading “George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.”
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.
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a wife!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.
a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
From this reading "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
and nothing more
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Baby Doll," George called from the bathroom.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a wife!
at the time that
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading What a wife!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Pretty, smart ... and when she cooked it was just out of this world!
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading George wrapped a towel around his rump and came into the living room.
Chapter 1 of Cry Snooker by Andrew Fetler holds 518 sentences, grouped into 104 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 518 sentences of Cry Snooker, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Cry Snooker by Andrew Fetler exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 518 sentences, grouped into 104 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.
Work through the 104 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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