Chapter 63 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 63 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES? An event happened. The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter. Never was there more resonant gaiety. The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
Chapter 63 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.”
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading “The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.”
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
From this reading “The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.”
the act of mixing together
From this reading “WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?”
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.”
characterized by resonance
From this reading “Never was there more resonant gaiety.”
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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 WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An event happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
a youthful male person
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
cause to move by pulling
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading An event happened.
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
a gay feeling
From this reading Never was there more resonant gaiety.
coins made of gold
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading An event happened.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
the act of mixing together
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was there more resonant gaiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
a separate part of a whole
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
characterized by resonance
From this reading Never was there more resonant gaiety.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
dependable
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
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From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tadcaster Inn became more and more a furnace of joy and laughter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Never was there more resonant gaiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never was there more resonant gaiety.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The landlord and his boy were become insufficient to draw the ale, stout, and porter.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?
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