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The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush
The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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THE END OF MR.
DEUCEACE'S HISTORY.
LIMBO.
My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.
There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE END OF MR.
/ðə end ʌv ˈmɪstər/
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DEUCEACE'S HISTORY.
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LIMBO.
/ˈlɪmboʊ/
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My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.
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There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

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admiral noun US /ˈædmərəl/

the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading “My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.”

chapter noun US /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading “My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.”

close adjective US /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading “My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.”

contrivance noun US /kənˈtraɪvəns/

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading “There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.”

described adjective US /dɪˈskraɪbd/

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading “My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.”

history noun US /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading “DEUCEACE'S HISTORY.”

limbo noun US /ˈlɪmboʊ/

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

From this reading “LIMBO.”

tail noun US /teɪl/

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading “My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

admiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/

the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

continyou

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From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

contrivancenounUS /kənˈtraɪvəns/

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

Deuceace

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From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

DEUCEACE'S

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From this reading DEUCEACE'S HISTORY.

didn't

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From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

droring

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From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

eggsycuted

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From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

ENDnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE END OF MR.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

HISTORYnounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading DEUCEACE'S HISTORY.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

LIMBOnounUS /ˈlɪmboʊ/

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

From this reading LIMBO.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

moar

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From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE END OF MR.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE END OF MR.

rabidlyadverb

in an extreme or fanatical manner

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

self-devocean

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From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

servnts

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

singlar

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From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

strattyjam

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From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

suvvice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

tailnounUS /teɪl/

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE END OF MR.

There's

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From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

who'd

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From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading My tail is droring rabidly to a close; my suvvice with Mr. Deuceace didn't continyou very long after the last chapter, in which I described my admiral strattyjam, and my singlar self-devocean.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There's very few servnts, I can tell you, who'd have thought of such a contrivance, and very few moar would have eggsycuted it when thought of.

Chapter 12 of The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush by William Makepeace Thackeray holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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