Chapter 31 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.” We had been completely done. So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent. Not a detail had been overlooked. Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
Chapter 31 of The Joss: A Reversion is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “batter” — (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
From this reading “Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.”
with extreme conscientiousness
From this reading “Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “Not a detail had been overlooked.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.”
not taken into account
From this reading “Not a detail had been overlooked.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.”
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.””
a coming to an end of a contract period
From this reading “THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.””
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.
In this reading “So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.”
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 Not a detail had been overlooked.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
plural of “batter” — (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been completely done.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading We had been completely done.
with extreme conscientiousness
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Not a detail had been overlooked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading We had been completely done.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
moving swiftly
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been completely done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a detail had been overlooked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
not taken into account
From this reading Not a detail had been overlooked.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
a coming to an end of a contract period
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE TERMINATION OF THE VOYAGE OF “THE FLYING SCUD.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So completely that it was some time before I was able to realise that I had been diddled quite to that extent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been completely done.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Mr. Batters and Mr. Luke had gone conscientiously to work.
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