Chapter 18 of Jacob's Ladder is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Jacob's Ladder is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us. Two coronets!" "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?" Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable. "Nothing worth your troubling about.
Chapter 18 of Jacob's Ladder is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.”
plural of “coronet” — a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
From this reading “Two coronets!"”
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “"Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “"Nothing worth your troubling about.”
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 “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
In this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
In this reading “"The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.”
In this reading “"Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
plural of “coronet” — a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
From this reading Two coronets!"
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
the literary culture
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Jacob enquired, as he opened his desk and made himself comfortable.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Anything in the rest of the correspondence?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two coronets!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The aristocracy," Dauncey remarked the next morning, as he brought Jacob his private letters, "is sitting up and taking notice of us.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nothing worth your troubling about.
Chapter 18 of Jacob's Ladder by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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