Chapter 6 of Children of the moor is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Children of the moor is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again. Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat. It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel. It seemed as though it was a regular party. But the way it looked in the strange cottage!
Chapter 6 of Children of the moor is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
From this reading “Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.”
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading “Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.”
a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
From this reading “It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.”
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.”
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading “It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.”
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading “Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.”
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading “ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.”
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.
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In this reading “Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.”
In this reading “ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.”
In this reading “ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.”
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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 Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
anew
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
(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 ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as though it was a regular party.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the way it looked in the strange cottage!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
a small house with a single story
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
divisible by two
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But the way it looked in the strange cottage!
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It seemed as though it was a regular party.
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading It seemed as though it was a regular party.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed as though it was a regular party.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But the way it looked in the strange cottage!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seemed as though it was a regular party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Anna-Lisa got more than a quart of foamy warm milk from the goat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was enough for the mush and even to add to the water gruel.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But the way it looked in the strange cottage!
at the time that
From this reading ALL HANDS ON DECK The uneasiness and troubled spirits in the cottage changed to real happiness when Andy and Golden Horn came in again.
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