Chapter 16 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Ghost and the Blind Children. Ghosts are in the air. It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts. The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is: "Do you believe in ghosts?"
Chapter 16 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “The Ghost and the Blind Children.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “The Ghost and the Blind Children.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Ghosts are in the air.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Ghosts are in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ghost and the Blind Children.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ghosts are in the air.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Do you believe in ghosts?"
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The Ghost and the Blind Children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Ghost and the Blind Children.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you believe in ghosts?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The Ghost and the Blind Children.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Ghosts are in the air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ghosts are in the air.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
a particular point in time
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ghost and the Blind Children.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult at this moment to avoid talking of ghosts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The first question you are asked on being introduced this season is:
Chapter 16 of The Angel and the Author, and Others by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
Chapter 16 holds 175 sentences of The Angel and the Author, and Others, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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