Chapter 4 of Roger Ingleton, Minor is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Roger Ingleton, Minor is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How jolly of you to come!" said he. "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all." "Why, what's the row?" "Can't you guess? Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
Chapter 4 of Roger Ingleton, Minor is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."”
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading “Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Can't you guess?”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"How jolly of you to come!" said he.”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"Why, what's the row?"”
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."”
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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 Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
(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 "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
for the reason that
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you guess?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Can't you guess?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
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From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
temporary living quarters
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Why, what's the row?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I came because I'd nothing else to do," said she, "I'm not jolly at all."
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, what's the row?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Don't you know that I owe you already for a week's board and lodgings and haven't earned sixpence to pay you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, what's the row?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what's the row?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How jolly of you to come!" said he.
Chapter 4 of Roger Ingleton, Minor by Talbot Baines Reed holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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