Chapter 14 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night. “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.” “Huh!” says I. “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’. Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
Chapter 14 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at any time
From this reading “Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.””
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.””
hear with intention
From this reading ““Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ““Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading ““We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.””
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ““Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.””
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 “Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
at any time
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Huh!” says I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Huh!” says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Listen,” says Mark Tidd that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I thought we _had_ been doin’ somethin’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We’ve got to w-w-wake up and do some-thin’ with this newspaper.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Dunne’s I ever worked harder in my life.”
Chapter 14 of Mark Tidd, Editor by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 14 holds 170 sentences of Mark Tidd, Editor, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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