Chapter I
Chapter 1
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BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” . “Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.
Tea-Table Talk
Chapter I · Chapter 1
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BY
JEROME
K.
JEROME
Author
of
“Paul
Kelver” .
“Three
Men
in
a
Boat,”
etc.,
etc.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Tea-Table Talk
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Tea-Table Talk is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
BY
JEROME
K.
JEROME
Author
of
“Paul
Kelver” .
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
“Three
Men
in
a
Boat,”
etc.,
etc.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Author
noun
US /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .”
Boat
noun
US /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ““Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.”
jerome
noun
US /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading “BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .”
Men
noun
US /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading ““Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.”
Paul
noun
US /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .”
Three
noun
US /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ““Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.”
All words in this reading · 13
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.
AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .
BoatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .
etc
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.
JEROMEnounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .
Kelver
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .
MennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading BY JEROME K. JEROME Author of “Paul Kelver” .
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Three Men in a Boat,” etc., etc.
Chapter 1 of Tea-Table Talk by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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- Jerome
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