Chapter 22 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 778 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 778 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD. MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE. A SUNDAY-RAPTURE. THE BEER. HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
Chapter 22 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 778 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.”
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “THE BEER.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.”
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading “HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.”
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.”
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading “MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.”
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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 MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading THE BEER.
a person who is in charge
From this reading MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUNDAY-RAPTURE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MASCHIL THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, AND DOEG THE EDOMITE.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading HOW MISS JULIA HAWKINS THOUGHT THE GLASS A FRAUD.
which person or people
From this reading MICKY'S AUNT, WHO HAD A COLD.
Chapter 22 of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan holds 778 sentences, grouped into 156 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.
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