Chapter 24 of Garryowen is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Garryowen is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him. He felt that he had fallen on his feet. He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend. He was going to extract a dinner. He was about to have his revenge on French.
Chapter 24 of Garryowen is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.”
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.”
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “He was going to extract a dinner.”
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “He was about to have his revenge on French.”
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading “He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.”
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 “Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.”
In this reading “He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.”
In this reading “He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.”
In this reading “He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.”
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 Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was about to have his revenge on French.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He was going to extract a dinner.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading He was going to extract a dinner.
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He was about to have his revenge on French.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
the act of departing
From this reading He was going to extract a dinner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was about to have his revenge on French.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading He was about to have his revenge on French.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that he had fallen on his feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was going to extract a dinner.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. Giveen, left alone in Mr. Dashwood's chambers, took a comfortable seat in an arm-chair and gazed around him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had extracted two bottles of ginger-beer, some biscuits, and a drive in a taxicab from his new-found friend.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going to extract a dinner.
Chapter 24 of Garryowen by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 24 holds 88 sentences of Garryowen, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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