Chapter 40 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 2092 sentences across 419 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 2092 sentences across 419 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY. GRANNY MARRABLE'S THEISM. COLD FEET. HOW GRANNY MARRABLE LOST HER HEAD. ADRIAN ON RESIGNATION.
Chapter 40 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 2092 sentences across 419 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading “ADRIAN ON RESIGNATION.”
a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
From this reading “HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY.”
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 “COLD FEET.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “COLD FEET.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “GRANNY MARRABLE'S THEISM.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “HOW GRANNY MARRABLE LOST HER HEAD.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “ADRIAN ON RESIGNATION.”
the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
From this reading “GRANNY MARRABLE'S THEISM.”
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run away from confinement
In this reading “HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY.”
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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 HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY.
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading ADRIAN ON RESIGNATION.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY.
a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
From this reading HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY.
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 COLD FEET.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading COLD FEET.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading GRANNY MARRABLE'S THEISM.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading HOW GRANNY MARRABLE LOST HER HEAD.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW GRANNY MARRABLE LOST HER HEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW A BOOMER GOT AWAY.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading HOW GRANNY MARRABLE LOST HER HEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW GRANNY MARRABLE LOST HER HEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRANNY MARRABLE'S THEISM.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ADRIAN ON RESIGNATION.
acceptance of despair
From this reading ADRIAN ON RESIGNATION.
the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
From this reading GRANNY MARRABLE'S THEISM.
Chapter 40 of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan holds 2092 sentences, grouped into 419 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 40 holds 2092 sentences of When Ghost Meets Ghost, unabridged, divided into 419 reading sections.
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