Chapter 4 of Candle and Crib is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Candle and Crib is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still. Not a word was passing. She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever. But he had no _goo_ for it. What did he care was it good or bad!
Chapter 4 of Candle and Crib is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.”
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading “THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.”
any thick, viscous matter
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading “THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.”
possessive form of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.”
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading “THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.”
pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading “She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.”
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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 Not a word was passing.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading What did he care was it good or bad!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had no _goo_ for it.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading What did he care was it good or bad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did he care was it good or bad!
at any time
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
the act of departing
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
any thick, viscous matter
From this reading But he had no _goo_ for it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What did he care was it good or bad!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had no _goo_ for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he had no _goo_ for it.
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
possessive form of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
not any; not one
From this reading But he had no _goo_ for it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a word was passing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What did he care was it good or bad!
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Not a word was passing.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading She had Michael's supper ready for him, hot and tasty, the same as ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did he care was it good or bad!
during the time that
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE CRIB While all this was going on, Big Michael was sitting, snug and comfortable, in the chimney-corner, opposite the wife, and she knitting, knitting away still.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Not a word was passing.
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