Chapter 26 of The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop! Stop! Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions! “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist. How, indeed!
Chapter 26 of The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading “Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!”
a farewell remark
From this reading “WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!”
plural of “hammer” — the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading ““But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.”
continue to exist
From this reading ““But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!”
fasten with tacks
From this reading “Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!
a farewell remark
From this reading WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!
plural of “hammer” — the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading How, indeed!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
not any; not one
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
continue to exist
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
express in words
From this reading WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!
fasten with tacks
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
express in words
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE SAY GOODBYE TO DIGGELDY DAN Stop!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thumb-bobs and tack hammers, what a collection of questions!
at the time that
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But how is one to know when there are no more pages that tell?” you persist.
Chapter 26 of The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan by Edwin P. Norwood holds 21 sentences, grouped into 5 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 26 holds 21 sentences of The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan by Edwin P. Norwood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 21 sentences, grouped into 5 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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