Chapter 8 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk. People talked about nothing else. Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters. And the Luddites had the approval of the people. I mean the general run of the people.
Chapter 8 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “And the Luddites had the approval of the people.”
identified with a band especially around a leg
From this reading “Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.”
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.”
plural of “luddite” — any opponent of technological progress
From this reading “And the Luddites had the approval of the people.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.”
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.
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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “People talked about nothing else.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading People talked about nothing else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
the formal act of approving
From this reading And the Luddites had the approval of the people.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
identified with a band especially around a leg
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People talked about nothing else.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I mean the general run of the people.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the Luddites had the approval of the people.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
plural of “luddite” — any opponent of technological progress
From this reading And the Luddites had the approval of the people.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean the general run of the people.
the force of workers available
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading People talked about nothing else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People talked about nothing else.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I mean the general run of the people.
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From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading People talked about nothing else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
which person or people
From this reading Wherever you sent you heard of misery and want and of the men who were banded together to fight the masters.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU may be sure such doings as those of which I have written were country's talk.
Chapter 8 of Ben o' Bill's, the Luddite: A Yorkshire Tale by D. F. E. Sykes holds 402 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.
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