Chapter 18 of £19,000 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of £19,000 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?" "Yes. It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all. My husband robbed you." "Robbed me!"
Chapter 18 of £19,000 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.”
come together
From this reading “A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “My husband robbed you."”
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 “It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.”
increase the likelihood of
In this reading “A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
a person who operates a farm
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Robbed me!"
come together
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My husband robbed you."
not any; not one
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading My husband robbed you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
express in words
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
express a supposition
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
express in words
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
a special situation
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
at the time that
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A WIFE FOR REWARD "That time you asked for a day's holiday," said the farmer, "was when you went to meet the boat, I suppose?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is a hard thing to say of your husband, farmer, but there is no help for it now, if I am to tell all.
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