Chapter 3 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him. We would do what we could, which truly was not much. But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene. But the poacher shook his head. "They will get poor Davie.
Chapter 3 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading “THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.”
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading “THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.”
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading “THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.”
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading “But the poacher shook his head.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “We would do what we could, which truly was not much.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They will get poor Davie.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
divisible by two
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They will get poor Davie.
an outlying farm
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But the poacher shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the poacher shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading But the poacher shook his head.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "They will get poor Davie.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But the poacher shook his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAILIFF OF DEEP MOAT GRANGE Elsie and I cheered him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will get poor Davie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
belonging to which person
From this reading But I promised for my father, whose arm was long in Breckonside, reaching even to East Dene.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will get poor Davie.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We would do what we could, which truly was not much.
Chapter 3 of Deep Moat Grange by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 3 holds 141 sentences of Deep Moat Grange, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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