Chapter 14 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 925 sentences across 185 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 925 sentences across 185 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE HON. PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN. HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY. MISS DICKENSON'S EFFRONTERY. HOW MR.
Chapter 14 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 925 sentences across 185 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.”
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading “MISS DICKENSON'S EFFRONTERY.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.”
a woman who is engaged to be married
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.”
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a young female
In this reading “HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.”
In this reading “PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS DICKENSON'S EFFRONTERY.
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading MISS DICKENSON'S EFFRONTERY.
apart from; not including
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
a woman who is engaged to be married
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE HON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE HON.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HOW MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERCIVAL GAVE MISS DICKENSON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BLIND MAN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE HON.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading HOW THAT ANY YOUNG MAN SOEVER IS GLAD THAT ANY YOUNG LADY SOEVER ISN'T _FIANCEE_, EXCEPT SHE BE UGLY.
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