Chapter 21 of The Amateur Gentleman is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Amateur Gentleman is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?" "Do what, Marquis?" "Charm the Serpent! Tame the Dragon!" "Dragon?"
Chapter 21 of The Amateur Gentleman is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"”
have a celebration
From this reading “WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"”
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading “WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"”
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading “WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"”
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “"Charm the Serpent!”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “Tame the Dragon!"”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "Charm the Serpent!
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Tame the Dragon!"
have a celebration
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading "Do what, Marquis?"
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading "Charm the Serpent!
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Tame the Dragon!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do what, Marquis?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading WHICH RELATES SUNDRY HAPPENINGS AT THE GARDEN FETE "Gad, Beverley! how the deuce did y' do it?"
Chapter 21 of The Amateur Gentleman by Jeffery Farnol holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 21 holds 389 sentences of The Amateur Gentleman, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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