Chapter 21 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter. He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate. "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me. I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together. Won't you come?
Chapter 21 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.”
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 “He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.”
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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 He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Won't you come?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
the act of departing
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
a farewell remark
From this reading THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.
having a supporting base
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL "Good-bye, Lucy," said Peter.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thought that we were going to have a jolly time together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
during the time that
From this reading He was standing at the mill-house door, while a man held his horse at the gate.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't you come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you hadn't changed your mind," he continued, "and were coming with me.
Chapter 21 of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells. by Emily J. Jenkinson holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 21 holds 168 sentences of Barbara Lynn: A Tale of the Dales and Fells., unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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