Chapter 26 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You don’t mean it!” I said. “Mean what, George?” “Subscription to the party funds. Reciprocal advantage.
Chapter 26 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “Reciprocal advantage.”
assets in the form of money
From this reading ““Subscription to the party funds.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading ““Mean what, George?””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““You don’t mean it!””
an organization to gain political power
From this reading ““Subscription to the party funds.”
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
From this reading “Reciprocal advantage.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I said.”
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading ““Subscription to the party funds.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Reciprocal advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t mean it!”
assets in the form of money
From this reading “Subscription to the party funds.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Mean what, George?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You don’t mean it!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You don’t mean it!”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Subscription to the party funds.
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
From this reading Reciprocal advantage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading “Subscription to the party funds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Subscription to the party funds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Subscription to the party funds.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Mean what, George?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t mean it!”
Chapter 26 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
Chapter 26 holds 227 sentences of Tono-Bungay, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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