Chapter 1 of The Club of Queer Trades is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Club of Queer Trades is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It's your account, of course.” “My account!” The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede. “My account! And what have I got to do with it?”
Chapter 1 of The Club of Queer Trades is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 71/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 351–355
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading ““It's your account, of course.””
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ““It's your account, of course.””
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And what have I got to do with it?””
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.”
possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
From this reading “The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.”
cause to run in panic
From this reading “The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.”
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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 Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “It's your account, of course.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “It's your account, of course.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
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From this reading “It's your account, of course.”
possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My account!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It's your account, of course.”
cause to run in panic
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And what have I got to do with it?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's your account, of course.”
Chapter 1 of The Club of Queer Trades by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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 1 holds 476 sentences of The Club of Queer Trades, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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