Chapter 21 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That doesn't matta. I'm making heaps and heaps of money. Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions. I'm 'icher than eva. Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.
Chapter 21 of The soul of a bishop is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 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.
take in solid food
From this reading “Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “I'm making heaps and heaps of money.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “I'm making heaps and heaps of money.”
plural of “munition” — weapons considered collectively
From this reading “Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.”
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading “Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm making heaps and heaps of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That doesn't matta.
take in solid food
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm 'icher than eva.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
a large number or amount
From this reading I'm making heaps and heaps of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm making heaps and heaps of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm 'icher than eva.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I'm making heaps and heaps of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That doesn't matta.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I'm making heaps and heaps of money.
plural of “munition” — weapons considered collectively
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm making heaps and heaps of money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Isn't the' a sort of g'andeur?” she pressed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'm 'icher than eva.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That doesn't matta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half my p'ope'ty is in shipping and a lot of the 'eat in munitions.
Chapter 21 of The soul of a bishop by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
Chapter 21 holds 197 sentences of The soul of a bishop, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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