Antic Hay

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Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

He liked it immensely, he said, immensely.

“There’s money in it,” he said.

Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

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Antic Hay

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Antic Hay is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

Line 2

He liked it immensely, he said, immensely.

/hiː laɪkt ɪt ˌɪˈmensli hiː sed ˌɪˈmensli/

Line 3

“There’s money in it,” he said.

Line 4

Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

Line 5

He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

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active adjective US /ˈæktɪv/

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading “Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.”

beady adjective US /ˈbiːdi/

small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button

From this reading “Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.”

bird's noun US /bɜːrdz/

possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

forty-five noun US /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/

a .45-caliber pistol

From this reading “Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.”

immensely adverb US /ˌɪˈmensli/

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading “He liked it immensely, he said, immensely.”

irons noun US /ˈaɪərnz/

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading “He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.”

nose noun US /noʊz/

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading “Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.”

Patent verb US /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading “Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.”

sharp nose adjective + noun

In this reading “Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.”

about forty-five preposition + noun

In this reading “Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.”

never tired adverb + adjective

In this reading “He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

beadyadjectiveUS /ˈbiːdi/

small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

birdnounUS /bɜːrd/

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

bird'snounUS /bɜːrdz/

possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

Boldero

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

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

clearheadedadjective

not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/

a .45-caliber pistol

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He liked it immensely, he said, immensely.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

immenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading He liked it immensely, he said, immensely.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “There’s money in it,” he said.

ironsnounUS /ˈaɪərnz/

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He liked it immensely, he said, immensely.

likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading “There’s money in it,” he said.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

nosenounUS /noʊz/

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

PatentverbUS /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He liked it immensely, he said, immensely.

sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

Small-Clothes

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

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Mr. Boldero liked the idea of the Patent Small-Clothes.

There's

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

From this reading “There’s money in it,” he said.

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading He was always busy, always had twenty different irons in the fire at once, was always fresh, clearheaded, never tired.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Boldero was a small dark man of about forty-five, active as a bird and with a bird’s brown, beady eyes, a bird’s sharp nose.

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