Chapter 8 of More Tish is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of More Tish is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A raid?” she said. “What sort of a raid?” “To capture Germans, Tish.” “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff. “What does he know about raids?
Chapter 8 of More Tish is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading ““To capture Germans, Tish.””
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ““A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading ““To capture Germans, Tish.””
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading ““A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading ““A raid?” she said.”
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading ““What does he know about raids?”
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading ““A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ““What sort of a raid?””
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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 “A raid?” she said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What does he know about raids?
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does he know about raids?
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What does he know about raids?
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From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “What does he know about raids?
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What sort of a raid?”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “A raid?” she said.
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading “What does he know about raids?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A raid?” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A raid?” she said.
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “What sort of a raid?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To capture Germans, Tish.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What sort of a raid?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A lot of chance he’ll have!” she said with a sniff.
Chapter 8 of More Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 428 sentences of More Tish, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of More Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 323 minutes of reading across 778 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in More Tish, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
