Chapter 2 of The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR. FLAM. Lady B.--Leonora! Maria! Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
Chapter 2 of The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading “Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.”
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Maria!”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.”
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congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Lady B.--Leonora!
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLAM.
a man of refinement
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady B.--Leonora!
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Maria!
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
term of address for a man
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LADY BACON, THE MISS BACONS, MR.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Amelia! here is the gentleman we met at Sir John Porkington's.
Chapter 2 of The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by William Makepeace Thackeray holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 2 holds 163 sentences of The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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