Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL. BUTLER. Footman, why art so happy? Art going to be married? FOOTMAN.
Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A
PRIZE
AND
A
JOHN
BULL.
BUTLER.
Footman,
why
art
so
happy?
Art
going
to
be
married?
FOOTMAN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
A
PRIZE
AND
A
JOHN
BULL.
/ə praɪz ənd ə dʒɑːn bʊl/
Line 2
BUTLER.
/ˈbʌtlər/
Line 3
Footman,
why
art
so
happy?
/ˈfʊtmən waɪ ɑːrt soʊ ˈhæpi/
Line 4
Art
going
to
be
married?
/ɑːrt ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː biː ˈmerid/
Line 5
FOOTMAN.
/ˈfʊtmən/
Learner Dictionary
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.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Footman, why art so happy?”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.”
butler
noun
US /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “BUTLER.”
Footman
noun
US /ˈfʊtmən/
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “Footman, why art so happy?”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Footman, why art so happy?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Art going to be married?”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 15
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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 A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Footman, why art so happy?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Art going to be married?
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.
BUTLERnounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading BUTLER.
FootmannounUS /ˈfʊtmən/
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading Footman, why art so happy?
the act of departing
From this reading Art going to be married?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Footman, why art so happy?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Art going to be married?
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading A PRIZE AND A JOHN BULL.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Footman, why art so happy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Art going to be married?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Footman, why art so happy?
Chapter 4 of Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer by Herrick Johnstone holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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