Chapter 1 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler. _WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR_. THE NEW ROAD, Crown 8vo, 6s. net. UNIFORM EDITION, CROWN 8vo, 3s. 6d.
Chapter 1 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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recorded for broadcast
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always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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From this reading UNIFORM EDITION, CROWN 8vo, 3s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW ROAD, Crown 8vo, 6s. net.
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From this reading THE NEW ROAD, Crown 8vo, 6s. net.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading THE NEW ROAD, Crown 8vo, 6s. net.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading UNIFORM EDITION, CROWN 8vo, 3s.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading THE NEW ROAD, Crown 8vo, 6s. net.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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Identical; not different.
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading UNIFORM EDITION, CROWN 8vo, 3s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW ROAD, Crown 8vo, 6s. net.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading _WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR_.
Chapter 1 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories by Neil Munro holds 495 sentences, grouped into 99 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 1 holds 495 sentences of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories by Neil Munro exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 495 sentences, grouped into 99 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.
Work through the 99 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 164 minutes of reading across 396 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
