Chapter 28 of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prisoner. “I can’t tell.” Judge. “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.” Prisoner.
Chapter 28 of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having lost your job
From this reading ““Perhaps he was not running when you fired.””
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Judge.”
by chance
From this reading ““Perhaps he was not running when you fired.””
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Prisoner.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading ““Perhaps he was not running when you fired.””
express in words
From this reading ““I can’t tell.””
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From this reading “I can’t tell.”
having lost your job
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t tell.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Prisoner.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
express in words
From this reading “I can’t tell.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
at the time that
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Perhaps he was not running when you fired.”
Chapter 28 of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh by William Makepeace Thackeray holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 28 holds 133 sentences of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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