Chapter 2 of Scamp and I: A Story of City By-Ways is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Scamp and I: A Story of City By-Ways is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour. Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour? 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy. Now then, break it heasy, Flo." "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
Chapter 2 of Scamp and I: A Story of City By-Ways is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “Now then, break it heasy, Flo."”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “"Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.”
with low volume
From this reading “"I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour?”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “"I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “"I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.”
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a youthful female person
In this reading “"I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour?
terminate
From this reading Now then, break it heasy, Flo."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour?
without stop or interruption
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
a young female
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now then, break it heasy, Flo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
the state of being honored
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now then, break it heasy, Flo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then, break it heasy, Flo."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
with low volume
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour?
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Oh! my stars! can I abear so big an honour?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! my heyes," said Jenks, "that's an honour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then, break it heasy, Flo."
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
the upper part of anything
From this reading 'Old me, Flo, I feels kind of top 'eavy.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never know'd as yer trade was that of a thief, Jenks," quietly continued the little girl.
Chapter 2 of Scamp and I: A Story of City By-Ways by L. T. Meade holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 2 holds 453 sentences of Scamp and I: A Story of City By-Ways, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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