Chapter 18 of Tramping on Life An Autobiographical is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Tramping on Life An Autobiographical is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room.... "Sh! I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!" "Bill already has given me some. It's enough!
Chapter 18 of Tramping on Life An Autobiographical is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"Bill already has given me some.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “* * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “* * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “* * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....”
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"”
proper respect
From this reading “* * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “* * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “* * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....”
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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 I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Bill already has given me some.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
earlier than; in front of
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Bill already has given me some.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It's enough!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Bill already has given me some.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bill already has given me some.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's enough!
a small worthless amount
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bill already has given me some.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
proper respect
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sh!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Bill already has given me some.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading * * * * * Before the curtain for the third act, Jack Travers worked his way back through the props to my dressing room....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've brought a nip of something real for you, Johnnie!"
Chapter 18 of Tramping on Life An Autobiographical by Harry Kemp holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 18 holds 395 sentences of Tramping on Life An Autobiographical, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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