Chapter 16 of The Triflers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Triflers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine. In response to his card he received a brief note. _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning. I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company. Yours, MARJORY.
Chapter 16 of The Triflers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “In response to his card he received a brief note.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “In response to his card he received a brief note.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.”
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading “JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.”
a brief written record
From this reading “In response to his card he received a brief note.”
a result
From this reading “In response to his card he received a brief note.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours, MARJORY.”
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 In response to his card he received a brief note.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
of short duration or distance
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
dearly loved
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
and nothing more
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yours, MARJORY.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
a brief written record
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
a result
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Dear Monte_ [he read]: Please don't ask to see me this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In response to his card he received a brief note.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUST MONTE Monte was at the Hôtel d'Angleterre at nine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so mixed up I'm afraid I won't be at all good company.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours, MARJORY.
Chapter 16 of The Triflers by Frederick Orin Bartlett holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 16 holds 163 sentences of The Triflers, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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