Chapter 25 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARSEILLES--MR. MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR. MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER. Our friends had been some days at sea. The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
Chapter 25 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading “MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.”
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading “MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.”
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.”
a specialist in linguistics
From this reading “MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.”
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading “MARSEILLES--MR.”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.”
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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 MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
a specialist in linguistics
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading MARSEILLES--MR.
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MARSEILLES--MR.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Our friends had been some days at sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading MOLE AS A LINGUIST--AN UGLY CUSTOMER AND HIS ENGLISH CONFEDERATE--A COMPACT OF MYSTERY--MR.
precisely as stated
From this reading MARKBY PLAYS A VERY DEEP GAME--THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather was fair, and their progress was for a time slow.
Chapter 25 of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks by Bracebridge Hemyng holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 25 holds 256 sentences of Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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