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Children of the moor
Children of the moor

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Children of the moor is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Laura Fitinghoff • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.
[1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.
In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.
One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.
Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Children of the moor

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Children of the moor is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.
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[1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.
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In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.
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One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.
/wʌn hæz swiːt waɪt ˈtɜːrnəps tuː iːt ənd piːz ɪn fʊl pɑːdz ɡroʊ ɪn ðə fiːldz/
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Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.
/ɪˈnʌf ʌv bred ˈbʌtər tʃiːz ənd ʌv ˈʌðər naɪs ɡʊd θɪŋz ɪz faʊnd ˈiːvɪn ɪn ˈtaɪni ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz ənd puːr menz hoʊmz/

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cottages noun US /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading “Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
famine noun US /ˈfæmən/

an acute insufficiency

From this reading “SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farthest adverb US /ˈfɑːrðəst/

to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)

From this reading “[1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peas noun US /piːz/

plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food

From this reading “One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pods noun US /pɑːdz/

plural of “pod” — the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

From this reading “One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
provinces noun US /ˈprɑːvənsəz/

plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading “[1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sweden noun US /ˈswiːdən/

a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula

From this reading “[1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turnips noun US /ˈtɜːrnəps/

plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

From this reading “One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

tiny cottages adjective + noun counted as “tiny cottage”

In this reading “Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.”

161 times in 426,212 chapters
without food preposition + noun

In this reading “SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.”

1,713 times in 426,212 chapters
good things adjective + noun

In this reading “Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.”

7,347 times in 426,212 chapters
in the fields preposition + article + noun counted as “in … fields”

In this reading “One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.”

5,672 times in 426,212 chapters

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From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Pending verification
adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breadnounUS /bred/

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CHILDRENnounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EnoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/

an acute insufficiency

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farthestadverbUS /ˈfɑːrðəst/

to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)

From this reading [1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flocknounUS /flɑːk/

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FRIENDLESSadjective

excluded from a society

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gladnessnoun

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

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groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laughternounUS /ˈlæftər/

the sound of laughing

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
men'snounUS /menz/

a public toilet for men

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Norrland

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Pending verification
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading [1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peasnounUS /piːz/

plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
podsnounUS /pɑːdz/

plural of “pod” — the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
provincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/

plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading [1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SEVENnounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/

a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula

From this reading [1] Norrland means the provinces farthest north in Sweden.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/

very small

From this reading Enough of bread, butter, cheese, and of other nice good things is found even in tiny cottages and poor men’s homes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
turnipsnounUS /ˈtɜːrnəps/

plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading One has sweet white turnips to eat, and peas in full pods grow in the fields.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading SEVEN FRIENDLESS CHILDREN It is a year of famine up in Norrland.[1] ‘A year of famine’ means that one is almost without food in those places where the flock of children is large and the bit of ground small, from which one has to live.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading In good years there are gladness and laughter and noise wherever one turns.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 2 of Children of the moor by Laura Fitinghoff holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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.

What does chapter 2 of Children of the moor contain?

Chapter 2 holds 206 sentences of Children of the moor, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Children of the moor by Laura Fitinghoff exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 206 sentences, grouped into 42 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 2 of Children of the moor?

Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 42 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Children of the moor

Common questions about reading Children of the moor by Laura Fitinghoff on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Children of the moor?

Yes. All 4115 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #76142 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Children of the moor is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #76142, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Children of the moor take to read?

About 342 minutes of reading across 823 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Children of the moor section by section

How to work through Children of the moor section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 39 chapters of Children of the moor to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Children of the moor

Words and structures a reader meets early in Children of the moor, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Watching
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the moor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Years
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the moor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Apparent
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the moor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Efforts
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the moor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.