Chapter 1 of Mince Pie is here in full — 1399 sentences across 280 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mince Pie is here in full — 1399 sentences across 280 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
F.M. AND L.J.M. This book is intended to be read in bed. Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else. In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one. If the bed is a double bed, buy two.
Chapter 1 of Mince Pie is here in full — 1399 sentences across 280 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.”
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading “In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.”
increase twofold
From this reading “If the bed is a double bed, buy two.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “This book is intended to be read in bed.”
come into possession of
From this reading “In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.”
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.”
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 In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading F.M. AND L.J.M.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.
increase twofold
From this reading If the bed is a double bed, buy two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F.M. AND L.J.M.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the bed is a double bed, buy two.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading F.M. AND L.J.M.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading F.M. AND L.J.M.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading F.M. AND L.J.M.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.
come into possession of
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please do not attempt to read it anywhere else.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In order to obtain the best results for all concerned do not read a borrowed copy, but buy one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This book is intended to be read in bed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading If the bed is a double bed, buy two.
Chapter 1 of Mince Pie by Christopher Morley holds 1399 sentences, grouped into 280 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 1399 sentences of Mince Pie, unabridged, divided into 280 reading sections.
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