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Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.
"Miss King and the preacher was here.
He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.
Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.
She left two car tickets fer you."
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Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.
Line 2
"Miss King and the preacher was here.
/mɪs kɪŋ ənd ðə ˈpriːtʃər wɑːz hiːr/
Line 3
He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.
Line 4
Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.
Line 5
She left two car tickets fer you."

Learner Dictionary

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.

information noun US /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading “The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.”

King's noun US /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading “Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.”

preacher noun US /ˈpriːtʃər/

someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading “"Miss King and the preacher was here.”

surpluses noun US /ˈsɜːrpləsɪz/

plural of “surplus” — a quantity much larger than is needed

From this reading “He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.”

theatre noun US /ˈθiːətər/

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading “The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.”

tickets noun US /ˈtɪkəts/

plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)

From this reading “She left two car tickets fer you."”

waists noun US /weɪsts/

plural of “waist” — the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading “Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.”

wash verb US /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading “He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.”

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afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

agoin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

Amarilly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Miss King and the preacher was here.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

burstverbUS /bɜːrst/

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading She left two car tickets fer you."

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

fer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

Flamingus

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

He's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Miss King and the preacher was here.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

house-wash

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading "Miss King and the preacher was here.

King'snounUS /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading She left two car tickets fer you."

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "Miss King and the preacher was here.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

preachernounUS /ˈpriːtʃər/

someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading "Miss King and the preacher was here.

rectry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

surplusesnounUS /ˈsɜːrpləsɪz/

plural of “surplus” — a quantity much larger than is needed

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

theatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

ticketsnounUS /ˈtɪkəts/

plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)

From this reading She left two car tickets fer you."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

to-night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading She left two car tickets fer you."

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

waistsnounUS /weɪsts/

plural of “waist” — the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Miss King and the preacher was here.

washverbUS /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading He's agoin' to give us all the church surpluses to wash and his house-wash, too.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The next afternoon when Amarilly came home from the theatre, her mother met her with another burst of information.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She left two car tickets fer you."

you're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Flamingus is to go fer them to the rectry to-night, and you're to go to Miss King's and get the waists she has to be did up.

Chapter 4 of Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley by Belle Kanaris Maniates holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

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