Chapter 13 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried. "Sit down. I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left. Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall. Shake hands.
Chapter 13 of The Story of Antony Grace is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 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.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “"Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Shake hands.”
be seated
From this reading “"Sit down.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “"Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.”
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.
take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
In this reading “Shake hands.”
take a seat
In this reading “"Sit down.”
In this reading “Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.”
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 "Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
a youthful male person
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Shake hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Shake hands.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
be seated
From this reading "Sit down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
interact in a certain way
From this reading "Quite a treat, Grace--quite a treat," he cried.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Boy I've got's a fool, and I could knock his head against the wall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I haven't had a bit of copy read to me like that since you left.
Chapter 13 of The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 13 holds 399 sentences of The Story of Antony Grace, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Story of Antony Grace by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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