Chapter 19 of Jaffery is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Jaffery is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Arrêtez! 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden. We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat. The chauffeur pulled up. Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
Chapter 19 of Jaffery is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a public building for gambling and entertainment
From this reading “We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “The chauffeur pulled up.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “The chauffeur pulled up.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.”
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 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Arrêtez!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
a public building for gambling and entertainment
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading The chauffeur pulled up.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
and nothing more
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The chauffeur pulled up.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The chauffeur pulled up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
Chapter 19 of Jaffery by William John Locke holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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 19 holds 281 sentences of Jaffery, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Jaffery by William John Locke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 281 sentences, grouped into 57 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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