Chapter 16 of Crowded Out o' Crofield is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Crowded Out o' Crofield is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK'S FAMINE. At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election. There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said: "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children." "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
Chapter 16 of Crowded Out o' Crofield is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “"I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.”
an acute insufficiency
From this reading “JACK'S FAMINE.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “JACK'S FAMINE.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.”
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading “There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
later than; following
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
an acute insufficiency
From this reading JACK'S FAMINE.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK'S FAMINE.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Crofield, the morning mail brought a letter from Mary, telling of her election.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
precisely as stated
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not so very much comment, but Mrs. Ogden cried a little, and said:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I feel as if we were beginning to lose the children."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I must go to work," said the tall blacksmith after a time; "but I don't feel like it.
Chapter 16 of Crowded Out o' Crofield by William O. Stoddard holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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