Chapter 16 of Jonah's Luck is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Jonah's Luck is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?" "Aye! He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy." "Oh!"
Chapter 16 of Jonah's Luck is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."”
set up or found
From this reading “GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."”
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading “GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"”
a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
From this reading “He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."”
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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 He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
set up or found
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!"
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOWRIE'S PLOTTING "Have you found him; have you really, really found him?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He's rin tae earth like a tod, young leddy."
Chapter 16 of Jonah's Luck by Fergus Hume holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 16 holds 219 sentences of Jonah's Luck, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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