Chapter 20 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Woman and her behaviour. Should women smoke? The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye. The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?" "Ought we to cut our hair?"
Chapter 20 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “appeal” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading “The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"”
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading “Woman and her behaviour.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"”
past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.”
post in a public place
From this reading “The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.”
in the recent past
From this reading “The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"”
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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 The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Woman and her behaviour.
plural of “appeal” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading Woman and her behaviour.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Ought we to cut our hair?"
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Ought we to cut our hair?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Woman and her behaviour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
the literary culture
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
take in marriage
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
the force of workers available
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Ought we to cut our hair?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Ought we to cut our hair?"
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
post in a public place
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
in the recent past
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
do one's shopping
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should women smoke?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Should women smoke?
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question, in four-inch letters, exhibited on a placard outside a small newsvendor's shop, caught recently my eye.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ought we to cut our hair?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The wanderer through London streets is familiar with such-like appeals to his decision: "Should short men marry tall wives?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Woman and her behaviour.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Should women smoke?
Chapter 20 of The Angel and the Author, and Others by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 20 holds 127 sentences of The Angel and the Author, and Others, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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