Chapter 4 of Cottage Folk is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Cottage Folk is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely. “That’s as may be,” said the woman. “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate. And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe! Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
Chapter 4 of Cottage Folk is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “Won’t never take no advice from nobody.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.”
brought into existence
From this reading ““’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.”
possessive form of “e” — a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
past form of “father” — make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading ““’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Won’t never take no advice from nobody.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading ““’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.”
in a wise manner
From this reading ““That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.”
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 ““’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.”
In this reading “And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’s as may be,” said the woman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
brought into existence
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
possessive form of “e” — a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
at any time
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
past form of “father” — make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
a young female
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “That’s as may be,” said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
not any; not one
From this reading Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s as may be,” said the woman.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
carry out
From this reading Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “’E’s mothered and fathered ’er ever since she was born, at any rate.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
in a wise manner
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “That’s as may be,” said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won’t never take no advice from nobody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading And _that_ set on his own way with ’er too, ye wouldn’t believe!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s why ’e be so soft on the little ’un, you bet,” declared the girl wisely.
Chapter 4 of Cottage Folk by Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 426 sentences of Cottage Folk, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Cottage Folk by Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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