Chapter 4 of A Knight of the Cumberland is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Knight of the Cumberland is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?” Breakfast at dawn. The mountain girls were ready to go to work. All looked sorry to have us leave. They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
Chapter 4 of A Knight of the Cumberland is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Breakfast at dawn.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Breakfast at dawn.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The mountain girls were ready to go to work.”
go away from a place
From this reading “All looked sorry to have us leave.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “The mountain girls were ready to go to work.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “The mountain girls were ready to go to work.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “All looked sorry to have us leave.”
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.
anew
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
(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 All looked sorry to have us leave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Breakfast at dawn.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Breakfast at dawn.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
the first light of day
From this reading Breakfast at dawn.
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
go away from a place
From this reading All looked sorry to have us leave.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All looked sorry to have us leave.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dear,” she said, “have our room-mates gone?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading All looked sorry to have us leave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked us to come back again, and they meant it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All looked sorry to have us leave.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The mountain girls were ready to go to work.
Chapter 4 of A Knight of the Cumberland by John, Jr. Fox holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 194 sentences of A Knight of the Cumberland, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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