Chapter 12 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 938 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 938 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE. NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY. NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER. CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE. HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
Chapter 12 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 938 sentences across 188 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.
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading “NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.”
an arrangement of events in time
From this reading “NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.”
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER.”
the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals
In this reading “NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.”
In this reading “CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE.”
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 A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE.
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.
an arrangement of events in time
From this reading NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
a man of refinement
From this reading A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading NATURAL HISTORY, AND ARTIFICIAL CHRONOLOGY.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading CONFIDENCES ABOUT ANOTHER LADY AND GENTLEMAN, SOME YEARS SINCE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE FIRST GENTLEMAN FINISHED HIS SECOND CIGAR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER.
which person or people
From this reading A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, WHO HUNG FIRE.
a late time of life
From this reading NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading NEITHER WAS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER.
Chapter 12 of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan holds 938 sentences, grouped into 188 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 12 holds 938 sentences of When Ghost Meets Ghost, unabridged, divided into 188 reading sections.
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