Chapter 4 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Got here all safe, Mick, I see." "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago." "Well, I have opened my shop. We'll see how we get on." [Sidenote: Bargain-making.]
Chapter 4 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “"All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “"All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “"Got here all safe, Mick, I see."”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “"Well, I have opened my shop.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “"All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “"Got here all safe, Mick, I see."”
do one's shopping
From this reading “"Well, I have opened my shop.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."”
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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 "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
in the past
From this reading "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
(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 "Got here all safe, Mick, I see."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: Bargain-making.]
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We'll see how we get on."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Got here all safe, Mick, I see."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I have opened my shop.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Got here all safe, Mick, I see."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll see how we get on."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Got here all safe, Mick, I see."
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading "Got here all safe, Mick, I see."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, I have opened my shop.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We'll see how we get on."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "Well, I have opened my shop.
one of four equal parts
From this reading "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Got here all safe, Mick, I see."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Got here all safe, Mick, I see."
do one's shopping
From this reading "Well, I have opened my shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: Bargain-making.]
term of address for a man
From this reading "All safe, sir, not a quarter o' an hour ago."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We'll see how we get on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll see how we get on."
(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 "Well, I have opened my shop.
Chapter 4 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) by Alexander Smith holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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