Chapter 30 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MORNING’S NEWS. It was a lively voyage! Oh, yes! For those who like that kind of liveliness. Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
Chapter 30 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.”
general activity and motion
From this reading “For those who like that kind of liveliness.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “It was a lively voyage!”
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
information about recent and important events
From this reading “THE MORNING’S NEWS.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “It was a lively voyage!”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.”
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.
be unsuccessful
In this reading “Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a lively voyage!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lively voyage!
and nothing more
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
general activity and motion
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
full of life and energy
From this reading It was a lively voyage!
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MORNING’S NEWS.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE MORNING’S NEWS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORNING’S NEWS.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading It was a lively voyage!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lively voyage!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
which person or people
From this reading For those who like that kind of liveliness.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Everything went wrong, just in the old sweet way.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes!
Chapter 30 of The Joss: A Reversion by Richard Marsh holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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 30 holds 305 sentences of The Joss: A Reversion, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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