Chapter 14 of !Tention is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of !Tention is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be." "Ah, used to be!" said Punch sharply. "Used. 'Tain't now. I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
Chapter 14 of !Tention is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “"Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “"Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “"Ah, used to be!" said Punch sharply.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Ah, used to be!" said Punch sharply.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “"Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."”
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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 don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, used to be!" said Punch sharply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
widely known and esteemed
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Tain't now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading "Ah, used to be!" said Punch sharply.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, used to be!" said Punch sharply.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Ah, used to be!" said Punch sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tain't now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
in or at the place that
From this reading I don't call a place civilised where they have got roads like this."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and one of the most famous in Europe; at least, it used to be."
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