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In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest. "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny. "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?" "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside. "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
Chapter 14 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.”
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “"Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.”
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
From this reading “In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “"It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “"It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.”
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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 "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
the act of departing
From this reading "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
compacted by ironing
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading In Newgate Street, Johnny paused and pressed his hands against his chest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Funny sort of pain I've got," thought Johnny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hope I'm not going to be ill.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It don't get any better," reflected Johnny, with some alarm, on reaching the corner of Cheapside.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Wonder if I should shock them if I went in somewhere for a drop of brandy?"
Chapter 14 of Tommy and Co. by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
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