Chapter 7 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house. "Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign! Doesn't it make you feel rich? I wish she'd give me one!" "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
Chapter 7 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.”
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.”
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading “"All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.”
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “"Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign!”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.”
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.
a woman who is old
In this reading “"All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.”
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “"All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign!
(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 "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doesn't it make you feel rich?
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Doesn't it make you feel rich?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I wish she'd give me one!"
the act of giving
From this reading "Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish she'd give me one!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doesn't it make you feel rich?
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
engage in
From this reading Doesn't it make you feel rich?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish she'd give me one!"
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wish she'd give me one!"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Doesn't it make you feel rich?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish she'd give me one!"
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading "Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
precisely as stated
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Great-granny has been very generous--for her," said Lucy, as she bade Joel good-night in the copse below the house.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish she'd give me one!"
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "All in good time, Lucy, all in good time," he replied, mimicking the old woman's voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Fancy her giving you a whole sovereign!
Chapter 7 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. by Emily J. Jenkinson holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 7 holds 275 sentences of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells., unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. by Emily J. Jenkinson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 275 sentences, grouped into 55 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 55 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 55 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. by Emily J. Jenkinson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5377 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #41422 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #41422, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 448 minutes of reading across 1076 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 25 chapters of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
