Chapter 16 of Betty Alden is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Betty Alden is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER. “Here, Betty woman! You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him. I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him. Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
Chapter 16 of Betty Alden is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading “I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER.”
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading “A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER.”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.”
add pepper to
From this reading “Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.”
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading “Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.”
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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 “Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here, Betty woman!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER.
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here, Betty woman!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
brewed at home
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
above and across; more than
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
add pepper to
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
term of address for a man
From this reading A MILLSTONE FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
carry out
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Put a clean towel over the sarver, set the salt and pepper pot upon it, and take father’s beer-mug to fill him out a measure of my oldest home-brewed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’m too put about with my baking to redd myself fit to see him.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Here, Betty woman!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall help mother and carry the strange gentleman’s breakfast to him.
Chapter 16 of Betty Alden by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin holds 174 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.
Chapter 16 holds 174 sentences of Betty Alden, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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