Chapter 6 of Cottage Folk is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Cottage Folk is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.” “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he. She did not smile. She shook her head. “No,” she said.
Chapter 6 of Cottage Folk is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading ““Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.””
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading ““D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ““D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading ““Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.””
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook her head.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She did not smile.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not smile.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
a boy or man
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not smile.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not smile.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She did not smile.
express in words
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “D’ye think it might ha’ been to tell ye the lad had changed ’is mind?” asked he.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” assented Bess, “it’s a pity ’e burned it.”
Chapter 6 of Cottage Folk by Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr holds 430 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 6 holds 430 sentences of Cottage Folk, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Cottage Folk by Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 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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