Chapter 3 of !Tention is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of !Tention is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly. "My head isn't all swimmy now. Beginning to remember. Didn't you carry me down here?" "To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"
Chapter 3 of !Tention is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Beginning to remember.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Didn't you carry me down here?"”
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “"Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “"Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “"To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “"To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Beginning to remember.”
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(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 "My head isn't all swimmy now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Beginning to remember.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Didn't you carry me down here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't you carry me down here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Didn't you carry me down here?"
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading "Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.
a boy or man
From this reading "Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading "Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "My head isn't all swimmy now.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Didn't you carry me down here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My head isn't all swimmy now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Didn't you carry me down here?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My head isn't all swimmy now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "My head isn't all swimmy now.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading "To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"
To recall to mind.
From this reading Beginning to remember.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My head isn't all swimmy now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't gammon," said the poor fellow feebly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beginning to remember.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "To be sure, and precious heavy you were!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Didn't you carry me down here?"
Chapter 3 of !Tention by George Manville Fenn holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 441 sentences of !Tention, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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