Chapter 6 of The Gold Bat is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Gold Bat is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How's yours?" "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs." "I say, Trevor." "Yes?" said Trevor, stopping at the door. Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
Chapter 6 of The Gold Bat is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the state of being absent
From this reading “"Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."”
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading “Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.”
possessive form of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “"Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “"Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “"Yes?" said Trevor, stopping at the door.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"How's yours?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
the state of being absent
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes?" said Trevor, stopping at the door.
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Yes?" said Trevor, stopping at the door.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How's yours?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Trevor."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
possessive form of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes?" said Trevor, stopping at the door.
express in words
From this reading "I say, Trevor."
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "Yes?" said Trevor, stopping at the door.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, mine's all right, except for the absence of photographs."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, Trevor."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
which person or people
From this reading Milton's voice had taken on the tone of one who is about to disclose dreadful secrets.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?" said Trevor, stopping at the door.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "How's yours?"
Chapter 6 of The Gold Bat by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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