Chapter 22 of His Royal Nibs is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of His Royal Nibs is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it. “Why, hello, Dunc! Back?” “Hi, there, Dunc!” Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
Chapter 22 of His Royal Nibs is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Why, hello, Dunc!”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.”
plural of “typewriter” — hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading “Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.”
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In this reading “Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.”
In this reading “Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.”
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 Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back?”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, hello, Dunc!
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Why, hello, Dunc!
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hi, there, Dunc!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Hi, there, Dunc!”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
plural of “typewriter” — hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, hello, Dunc!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Duncan Mallison pushed the little swinging gate open with his knee and sauntering across to the City desk, threw a bundle down upon it.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Several heads bent above typewriters raised long enough to call across a word of greeting.
Chapter 22 of His Royal Nibs by Onoto Watanna holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 22 holds 104 sentences of His Royal Nibs, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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