Chapter 9 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONSCIENCE: Hear! Hear! MEPH. _(insinuatingly)_: One moment. Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
Chapter 9 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “CONSCIENCE: Hear!”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “CONSCIENCE: Hear!”
a particular point in time
From this reading “_(insinuatingly)_: One moment.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?”
express in words
From this reading “Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?”
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading CONSCIENCE: Hear!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading CONSCIENCE: Hear!
in an insinuating manner
From this reading _(insinuatingly)_: One moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEPH.
a particular point in time
From this reading _(insinuatingly)_: One moment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _(insinuatingly)_: One moment.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
express in words
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you say you _had_ prepared this book during the term?
Chapter 9 of Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 424 sentences of Tales of St. Austin's, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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