Chapter 21 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?” “Little enough, old lady. I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home. They want us to dine to-morrow. Will you be fit?”
Chapter 21 of And Five Were Foolish is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
From this reading “I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.”
a special loved one
From this reading “As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?””
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “They want us to dine to-morrow.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?””
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Will you be fit?””
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?””
female equine animal
From this reading “I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.”
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.
your own wife
In this reading ““Little enough, old lady.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will you be fit?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
a special loved one
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Will you be fit?”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
female equine animal
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Little enough, old lady.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading They want us to dine to-morrow.
(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 As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I lost the mare, but Madge and Crispin were there, and they helped me home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As her husband came in that evening— “Well, my darling,” cried Eleanor, “what d’you know?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you be fit?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you be fit?”
Chapter 21 of And Five Were Foolish by Dornford Yates holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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