Chapter 4 of A Pair of Clogs is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of A Pair of Clogs is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly. "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish. I'm expecting the doctor every minute." Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively. "Lor'!
Chapter 4 of A Pair of Clogs is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in an appealing manner
From this reading “"The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.”
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading “Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.”
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I'm expecting the doctor every minute."”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “"She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “"She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.”
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.
(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 "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
in an appealing manner
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
adult female chicken
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I'm expecting the doctor every minute."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I'm expecting the doctor every minute."
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I'm expecting the doctor every minute."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm expecting the doctor every minute."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lor'!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I'm expecting the doctor every minute."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
not in physical motion
From this reading Biddy came still nearer, and examined the small face attentively.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
very small
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "The baby's not at all well to-night," said Mrs Roy appealingly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She's covered with tiny red spots, and _so_ feverish.
Chapter 4 of A Pair of Clogs by Amy Walton holds 479 sentences, grouped into 96 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 4 holds 479 sentences of A Pair of Clogs, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of A Pair of Clogs by Amy Walton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 479 sentences, grouped into 96 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.
Work through the 96 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 96 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Pair of Clogs by Amy Walton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2386 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23501 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #23501, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 198 minutes of reading across 478 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Pair of Clogs section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 5 chapters of A Pair of Clogs to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Pair of Clogs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
