Chapter 26 of Borderland is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Borderland is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane. ‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael. Have you to go far afield?’ ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do. Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.
Chapter 26 of Borderland is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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far away from home or one's usual surroundings
From this reading “Have you to go far afield?’”
(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
From this reading “Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.”
the act of playing drums
From this reading “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)
From this reading “Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
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 “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
be shown or be found to be
In this reading “‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
In this reading “AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.”
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 jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
From this reading Have you to go far afield?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
From this reading Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
the act of playing drums
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Have you to go far afield?’
to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)
From this reading Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.
set up or found
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Have you to go far afield?’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you to go far afield?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Balder Hall is the farthest place I have to go to.
the possibility of future success
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
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From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘Not very; but I have a good deal to do.
at the time that
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading AT THE MILLS When Michael came down on the following morning, he found Roger gazing out of the window, at the snowy prospect, and drumming his fingers on the pane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘A jolly day for you to turn out, Michael.
Chapter 26 of Borderland by Jessie Fothergill 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 26 holds 168 sentences of Borderland, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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