Chapter 19 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'What did he promise, now?' Tom pretended to think. 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph? Didn't she ever say?' 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Chapter 19 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought into existence
From this reading “'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “Tom pretended to think.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “'What did he promise, now?'”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'”
male cat
From this reading “Tom pretended to think.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?”
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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 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
brought into existence
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
at any time
From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Tom pretended to think.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
express in words
From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Didn't she ever say?'
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Tom pretended to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom pretended to think.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
male cat
From this reading Tom pretended to think.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What did he promise, now?'
at the time that
From this reading 'She told me a passel o' no-sense stuff when he was born.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Wasn't your woman a Whitgift, Ralph?
Chapter 19 of Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 217 sentences of Puck of Pook's Hill, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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