Chapter 8 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches." "Five feet eight, sir." "Chest thirty-eight." "Thirty-eight and a half, sir."
Chapter 8 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “"Chest thirty-eight."”
being one more than seven
From this reading “"Five feet eight, sir."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
someone who visits
From this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
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In this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
In this reading “NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."”
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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 NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading "Chest thirty-eight."
being one more than seven
From this reading "Five feet eight, sir."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Five feet eight, sir."
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
being eight more than thirty
From this reading "Chest thirty-eight."
someone who visits
From this reading NAYLOR RECEIVES A VISITOR I "Height five feet six and a half inches."
Chapter 8 of John Dene of Toronto: A Comedy of Whitehall by Herbert George Jenkins holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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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