Chapter 24 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DID HE REMEMBER? After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe. “You don’t smoke?” said Kennedy. “I don’t think so,” was the reply. “Drink?”
Chapter 24 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
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 “After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
later than; following
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading DID HE REMEMBER?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t smoke?” said Kennedy.
take in liquids
From this reading “Drink?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DID HE REMEMBER?
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t think so,” was the reply.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
a small worthless amount
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
To recall to mind.
From this reading DID HE REMEMBER?
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “I don’t think so,” was the reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You don’t smoke?” said Kennedy.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “You don’t smoke?” said Kennedy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I don’t think so,” was the reply.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t think so,” was the reply.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t think so,” was the reply.
in or at the place that
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
during the time that
From this reading After a hearty supper, at which the new hand met Mrs. Malone, Kennedy invited him out onto the veranda, where they sat while Jack puffed at his pipe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t smoke?” said Kennedy.
Chapter 24 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings by Burt L. Standish holds 218 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 24 holds 218 sentences of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 44 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Lefty o' the Blue Stockings by Burt L. Standish on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3833 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #76584 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #76584, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 319 minutes of reading across 767 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Lefty o' the Blue Stockings section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Lefty o' the Blue Stockings, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
