Chapter 24 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD MEMORIES, AGAIN. THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE. SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF. HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY. HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
Chapter 24 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.”
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “OLD MEMORIES, AGAIN.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.”
In this reading “OLD MEMORIES, AGAIN.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading OLD MEMORIES, AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading OLD MEMORIES, AGAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD MEMORIES, AGAIN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading SAPPS COURT, AND BREAD-AND-BUTTER SPREAD ON THE LOAF.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading HOW GWEN CAME INTO THE DREAM SUDDENLY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
not easily deciphered
From this reading HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THEY READ DAVE'S LETTER, AND MUGGERIDGE WAS UNDECIPHERABLE.
a late time of life
From this reading THE VOYAGE OUT, FIFTY YEARS SINCE.
Chapter 24 of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 24 holds 453 sentences of When Ghost Meets Ghost, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 453 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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