Chapter 15 of True Tilda is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of True Tilda is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE. "_Confusion and Exeunt._"--OLD STAGE DIRECTION. "Gone?" echoed the boy blankly. "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon. Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
Chapter 15 of True Tilda is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “"Gone?" echoed the boy blankly.”
have a celebration
From this reading “ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE.”
a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
From this reading “"'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.”
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
later than; following
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Confusion and Exeunt._"--OLD STAGE DIRECTION.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading "Gone?" echoed the boy blankly.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Gone?" echoed the boy blankly.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading "_Confusion and Exeunt._"--OLD STAGE DIRECTION.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "_Confusion and Exeunt._"--OLD STAGE DIRECTION.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Gone?" echoed the boy blankly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Confusion and Exeunt._"--OLD STAGE DIRECTION.
have a celebration
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE.
a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
From this reading "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Gone?" echoed the boy blankly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "_Confusion and Exeunt._"--OLD STAGE DIRECTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading "_Confusion and Exeunt._"--OLD STAGE DIRECTION.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE PRIMROSE FETE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
precisely as stated
From this reading "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Got the sack, with a week's pay, an' packed up his kit after tea an' 'ooked it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Ad a row with Gavel this very aft'rnoon.
Chapter 15 of True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 15 holds 268 sentences of True Tilda, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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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