Chapter 7 of David's Little Lad is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of David's Little Lad is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is my mother up? Gwladys." "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold. "She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep. Come in, dear Owen."
Chapter 7 of David's Little Lad is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “"She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “"She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Come in, dear Owen."”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “"No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “"No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “"No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.”
hard to endure
From this reading “"No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “"She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.”
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 “"No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.”
In this reading “"She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in, dear Owen."
dearly loved
From this reading Come in, dear Owen."
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gwladys."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is my mother up?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Is my mother up?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Is my mother up?
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.
above and across; more than
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
hard to endure
From this reading "No, no, Owen," clasping his hands, and trying to drag him over the threshold.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Is my mother up?
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading "She is worn out--she is in bed, and asleep.
Chapter 7 of David's Little Lad by L. T. Meade holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 7 holds 431 sentences of David's Little Lad, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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