Chapter 20 of Anderby Wold is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Anderby Wold is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples. Well, I don't think we shall do so badly. Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?" At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement. Mary looked up from the end of the table.
Chapter 20 of Anderby Wold is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
From this reading “ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.”
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading “At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.”
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
From this reading “ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.”
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading “Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"”
cooked in hot water
From this reading “ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.”
plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading “ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.”
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dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served
In this reading “At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.”
seek information from
In this reading “Mary looked up from the end of the table.”
In this reading “At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.”
In this reading “At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.”
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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 ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
a room used for dining
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Mary looked up from the end of the table.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary looked up from the end of the table.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mary looked up from the end of the table.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
according to the clock
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
cooked in hot water
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading ABDICATION "Ham, pie, cheese, bread, tarts, a custard and stewed apples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning Sarah Bannister faced Mary across the dining-room table with a smile of grim amusement.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mary looked up from the end of the table.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, I don't think we shall do so badly.
(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 don't think we shall do so badly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why didn't you roast a fowl and have done with it, Mary?"
Chapter 20 of Anderby Wold by Winifred Holtby holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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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