Chapter 21 of Nicky-Nan, Reservist is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Nicky-Nan, Reservist is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SALVAGE. "Mister Nanjivell! Mis-ter Nanjivell!" It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below. "Are you upstairs, Mister Nanjivell?
Chapter 21 of Nicky-Nan, Reservist is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"Mister Nanjivell!”
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading “SALVAGE.”
on a floor above
From this reading “"Are you upstairs, Mister Nanjivell?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you upstairs, Mister Nanjivell?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mis-ter Nanjivell!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mister Nanjivell!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mister Nanjivell!
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading SALVAGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
on a floor above
From this reading "Are you upstairs, Mister Nanjivell?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the child 'Beida's voice, calling from below.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you upstairs, Mister Nanjivell?
Chapter 21 of Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 21 holds 298 sentences of Nicky-Nan, Reservist, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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.
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