Chapter 2 of Children of the Dear Cotswolds is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Children of the Dear Cotswolds is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do!" echoed Mr. Stallon. "Do! why, get some, to be sure. I’ll go to Farenam for it myself. Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so." Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.
Chapter 2 of Children of the Dear Cotswolds is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Do!" echoed Mr. Stallon.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I’ll go to Farenam for it myself.”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Do! why, get some, to be sure.”
express in words
From this reading “Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."”
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 “"Do! why, get some, to be sure.”
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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 Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do! why, get some, to be sure.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do!" echoed Mr. Stallon.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Do!" echoed Mr. Stallon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll go to Farenam for it myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll go to Farenam for it myself.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do! why, get some, to be sure.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’ll go to Farenam for it myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll go to Farenam for it myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll go to Farenam for it myself.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Do!" echoed Mr. Stallon.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I’ll go to Farenam for it myself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Do! why, get some, to be sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do!" echoed Mr. Stallon.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Do! why, get some, to be sure.
express in words
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do! why, get some, to be sure.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Mr. Stallon owned an inn as well as a fish-shop.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Do! why, get some, to be sure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell your lady she shall have it in a’ hour or so."
Chapter 2 of Children of the Dear Cotswolds by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker holds 403 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.
Chapter 2 holds 403 sentences of Children of the Dear Cotswolds, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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