Chapter 14 of The barber's chair is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 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 The barber's chair is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting. =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master? Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave? _Mrs Nutts._ Ha, Mr Tickle! I only wish I could shave.
Chapter 14 of The barber's chair is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading “Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “=Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “=Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “_=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.”
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading “Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?”
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “_=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “_=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I only wish I could shave.”
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 “=Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I only wish I could shave.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
destroyed or killed
From this reading Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Ha, Mr Tickle!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only wish I could shave.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Mrs Nutts._ Ha, Mr Tickle!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
and nothing more
From this reading I only wish I could shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading _=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading _=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading _=Slowgoe=, =Tickle=, =Peabody=, and others waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading =Mrs Nutts= comes from back room._ _Tickle._ Why, Mrs Nutts, where’s the master?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I only wish I could shave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not gone to Brighton and left you to shave?
Chapter 14 of The barber's chair by Douglas William Jerrold holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 14 holds 151 sentences of The barber's chair, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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