Chapter 12 of Anderby Wold is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Anderby Wold is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary. "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before. I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long." The schoolmaster smiled. "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
Chapter 12 of Anderby Wold is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.”
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading “THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “"It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.”
presiding officer of a school
From this reading “The schoolmaster smiled.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The schoolmaster smiled.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."”
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sound practical judgment
In this reading “THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.”
have on one's mind, think about actively
In this reading “"That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.”
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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 "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
(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 "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
and nothing more
From this reading "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It isn't as if the boys had never had a holiday for brassocking before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
presiding officer of a school
From this reading The schoolmaster smiled.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
a general conscious awareness
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The schoolmaster smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
a special situation
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I really don't see that you have any right to stop a thing that has gone on for so long."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's just what you all think about here, Mrs. Robson.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FRUITFUL GROUND "I really think you might have had more common sense, Mr. Coast," said Mary.
Chapter 12 of Anderby Wold by Winifred Holtby holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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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