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Chapter 12 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say. And a silence fell. Somerville the Briefless--till then. That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career. Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
Chapter 12 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.”
full of trivial conversation
From this reading “Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.”
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.”
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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 Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a silence fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
(of lawyers or barristers) lacking clients
From this reading Somerville the Briefless--till then.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
full of trivial conversation
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
greatly pleased
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
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From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And a silence fell.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
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From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
express in words
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And a silence fell.
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From this reading Somerville the Briefless--till then.
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From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening has always been reckoned the starting-point of his career.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somerville the Briefless--till then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Somerville the Briefless--till then.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
up to a particular time
From this reading Somerville the Briefless--till then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Up till then nobody thought he had much in him--walked up and held out his hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Loveredge said he was delighted; after which, although as a rule a chatty man, he seemed to have nothing else to say.
Chapter 12 of Tommy and Co. by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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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