Chapter 8 of The True History of Tom & Jerry is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The True History of Tom & Jerry is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe. =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death. =Church with a Chimney in it.=--A public house. =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility. =Clap of Thunder.=--A glass of brandy.
Chapter 8 of The True History of Tom & Jerry is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 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.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “=Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.”
the yard associated with a church
From this reading “=Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.”
formal or perfunctory politeness
From this reading “=Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.”
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “=Clap of Thunder.=--A glass of brandy.”
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “=Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.”
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading “=Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.”
bring to an end or halt
From this reading “=Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.”
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
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.
a pipe made of clay
In this reading “=Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe.”
In this reading “=Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.”
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 =Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading =Clap of Thunder.=--A glass of brandy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading =Church with a Chimney in it.=--A public house.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading =Church with a Chimney in it.=--A public house.
an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
From this reading =Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe.
the yard associated with a church
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
formal or perfunctory politeness
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading =Clap of Thunder.=--A glass of brandy.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading =Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe.
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading =Clap of Thunder.=--A glass of brandy.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading =Church with a Chimney in it.=--A public house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading =Church with a Chimney in it.=--A public house.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
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 =Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
come into possession of
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading =Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading =Church with a Chimney in it.=--A public house.
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
bring to an end or halt
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading =Clap of Thunder.=--A glass of brandy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Churchyard Cough.=--A cough that is likely to terminate in death.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
From this reading =Civil Rig.=--A trick of the beggars to obtain money by _ultra_ civility.
precisely as stated
From this reading =Churchwarden.=--A very long clay pipe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading =Church with a Chimney in it.=--A public house.
Chapter 8 of The True History of Tom & Jerry by Charles, -1893 Hindley holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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