Chapter 26 of Twos and Threes is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Twos and Threes is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop. “Have another?” said Jinny. He hesitated. It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him. This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
Chapter 26 of Twos and Threes is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.”
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading “This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.”
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.”
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading “It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.”
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading “It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.”
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In this reading “This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.”
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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 This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
in the past
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Have another?” said Jinny.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
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From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have another?” said Jinny.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hesitated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading He hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Have another?” said Jinny.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading It was her birthday, and she had been tipped, and was treating him.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
at the time that
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOHNSONESE Luke was with Jinny at the cake-shop.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This would have seemed a natural proceeding a year ago, when he would have crammed himself to the utmost limits of her capital.
Chapter 26 of Twos and Threes by G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn) Stern holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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 26 holds 321 sentences of Twos and Threes, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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