Chapter 16 of True Tilda is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of True Tilda is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY. "_Gin a body meet a body._"--BURNS. "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little. "And ow? And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"
Chapter 16 of True Tilda is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “"_Gin a body meet a body._"--BURNS.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY.”
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “"But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.”
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 "_Gin a body meet a body._"--BURNS.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And ow?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "_Gin a body meet a body._"--BURNS.
a youthful male person
From this reading And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading "_Gin a body meet a body._"--BURNS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY.
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading "_Gin a body meet a body._"--BURNS.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
come together
From this reading "_Gin a body meet a body._"--BURNS.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And oh! what's become of the boy, Arthur Miles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And ow?
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADVENTURE OF THE FAT LADY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what's 'appened?" demanded Tilda, recovering herself a little.
Chapter 16 of True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 16 holds 277 sentences of True Tilda, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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