Chapter 11 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE WAY IN. I heard her fumbling with her pocket. “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.” “Oh, Pollie! Quick! they’re at the wall!”
Chapter 11 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading ““I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.””
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ““I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.””
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading “I heard her fumbling with her pocket.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard her fumbling with her pocket.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “I heard her fumbling with her pocket.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Quick! they’re at the wall!””
a special situation
From this reading ““I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.””
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Quick! they’re at the wall!””
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quick! they’re at the wall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading I heard her fumbling with her pocket.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard her fumbling with her pocket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I heard her fumbling with her pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard her fumbling with her pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE WAY IN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Pollie!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE WAY IN.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I heard her fumbling with her pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Pollie!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Quick! they’re at the wall!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quick! they’re at the wall!”
a special situation
From this reading “I can’t find the thing; I had it just now; I can’t have dropped it.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Quick! they’re at the wall!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ONE WAY IN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I heard her fumbling with her pocket.
Chapter 11 of The Joss: A Reversion by Richard Marsh holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 11 holds 212 sentences of The Joss: A Reversion, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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