Chapter 4 of Puppets at Large is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Puppets at Large is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Was he mad?" "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens." "No, but was he out of his senses?" "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH. "But how did it happen?"
Chapter 4 of Puppets at Large is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Dutch painter (1450-1516)
From this reading “"I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.”
come to pass
From this reading “"But how did it happen?"”
roused to anger
From this reading “"Was he mad?"”
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading “"Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “"Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “"No, but was he out of his senses?"”
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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 "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
Dutch painter (1450-1516)
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But how did it happen?"
come to pass
From this reading "But how did it happen?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was he mad?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how did it happen?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
roused to anger
From this reading "Was he mad?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading "No, but was he out of his senses?"
make or emit a high sound
From this reading "I tink it was oud of Omsterdam he vas com," says BOSCH.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was he mad?"
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From this reading "Yass, he vas mard, mit a vife and seeks childrens."
Chapter 4 of Puppets at Large by F. Anstey holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 415 sentences of Puppets at Large, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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