Chapter 18 of Aylwin is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Aylwin is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again. The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.' 'We part company to-day, brother,' she said. 'We can't be pals no more--never no more.' 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
Chapter 18 of Aylwin is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading “The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'”
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “'We can't be pals no more--never no more.'”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'”
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'”
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.
anew
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'We can't be pals no more--never no more.'
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading 'We part company to-day, brother,' she said.
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We can't be pals no more--never no more.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading 'We part company to-day, brother,' she said.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'We can't be pals no more--never no more.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'We can't be pals no more--never no more.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'We can't be pals no more--never no more.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading 'We can't be pals no more--never no more.'
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading 'We part company to-day, brother,' she said.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
in an unfortunate way
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'We part company to-day, brother,' she said.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We part company to-day, brother,' she said.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
the act of using
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The camping place is near some of the best trout streams in the neighbourhood, and I sadly want some trout-fishing.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We part company to-day, brother,' she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Then,' said I, 'my living-waggon will come into use again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Sister, I will not be parted from you: I shall follow you.'
Chapter 18 of Aylwin by Theodore Watts-Dunton holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 18 holds 403 sentences of Aylwin, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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