Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 3 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 3 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RISE OF THE TIDE. “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face. “Come here, Master Jingles. You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you. Where is your father?
Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 3 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading ““Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.”
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading ““Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.”
plural of “jingle” — a metallic sound
From this reading ““Come here, Master Jingles.”
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading “You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.”
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading ““Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.”
do one's shopping
From this reading ““Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.”
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
From this reading ““Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “THE RISE OF THE TIDE.”
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.
In this reading “You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.”
In this reading ““Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Where is your father?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is your father?
plural of “jingle” — a metallic sound
From this reading “Come here, Master Jingles.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Come here, Master Jingles.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RISE OF THE TIDE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
move upward
From this reading THE RISE OF THE TIDE.
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
do one's shopping
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RISE OF THE TIDE.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading THE RISE OF THE TIDE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is your father?
which person or people
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “Come here,” shouted the blacksmith, who was outside his shop, and still wore his apron, and the smut and rust on his hands and face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
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From this reading You’ve come into the midst of us, and we want to know something from you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where is your father?
Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 3 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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