Chapter XIII
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LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM. GOODY TALK. JIM AND HIS MAKER. HOW MR. TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.
It Never Can Happen Again
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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LADY
ARKROYD'S
VISIT
TO
JIM.
GOODY
TALK.
JIM
AND
HIS
MAKER.
HOW
MR.
TAYLOR
VISITED
ANOTHER
CASE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
It Never Can Happen Again
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of It Never Can Happen Again is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
LADY
ARKROYD'S
VISIT
TO
JIM.
Line 2
GOODY
TALK.
/ˈɡʊdi tɔːk/
Line 3
JIM
AND
HIS
MAKER.
Line 4
HOW
MR.
Line 5
TAYLOR
VISITED
ANOTHER
CASE.
/ˈteɪlər ˈvɪzɪtɪd əˈnʌðər keɪs/
Learner Dictionary
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.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.”
goody
noun
US /ˈɡʊdi/
something considered choice to eat
From this reading “GOODY TALK.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM.”
maker
noun
US /ˈmeɪkər/
a person who makes things
From this reading “JIM AND HIS MAKER.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “GOODY TALK.”
taylor
noun
US /ˈteɪlər/
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM AND HIS MAKER.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.
ARKROYD'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM.
an occurrence of something
From this reading TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.
GOODYnounUS /ˈɡʊdi/
something considered choice to eat
From this reading GOODY TALK.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM AND HIS MAKER.
HOW
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW MR.
JIM
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM.
MAKERnounUS /ˈmeɪkər/
a person who makes things
From this reading JIM AND HIS MAKER.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HOW MR.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading GOODY TALK.
TAYLORnounUS /ˈteɪlər/
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading LADY ARKROYD'S VISIT TO JIM.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading TAYLOR VISITED ANOTHER CASE.
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