Chapter 18 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness. “You need not advertise the fact.” The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast. “It’s a drive,” Hi thought. “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
Chapter 18 of ODTAA: A novel is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call attention to
From this reading ““You need not advertise the fact.””
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading ““We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.”
put or send forth
From this reading “The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading ““It’s a drive,” Hi thought.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ““We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.”
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading ““We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.”
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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 The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
call attention to
From this reading “You need not advertise the fact.”
(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 “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
put or send forth
From this reading The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “It’s a drive,” Hi thought.
toward the east
From this reading The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “You need not advertise the fact.”
the act of departing
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a drive,” Hi thought.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
engage in
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “You need not advertise the fact.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You need not advertise the fact.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “They’re going to make a semi-circle, and drive me up to the gun.
precisely as stated
From this reading The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The hounds came eastwards in a very wide cast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You need not advertise the fact.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We all know you’ve been terrier-boy to the North Surrey,” Hi thought with bitterness.
Chapter 18 of ODTAA: A novel by John Masefield holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 18 holds 390 sentences of ODTAA: A novel, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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