Chapter 13 of Directions for Cookery, in its Various is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Directions for Cookery, in its Various is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOILED BREAD PUDDING. Boil a quart of rich milk. While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents. It may be either fresh or stale. Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
Chapter 13 of Directions for Cookery, in its Various is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.”
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading “Boil a quart of rich milk.”
a very small quantity of something
From this reading “Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.”
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.”
decrease gradually or bit by bit
From this reading “Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.”
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading “A BOILED BREAD PUDDING.”
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading “Boil a quart of rich milk.”
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading “It may be either fresh or stale.”
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 A BOILED BREAD PUDDING.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
possessive form of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be either fresh or stale.
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading Boil a quart of rich milk.
cooked in hot water
From this reading A BOILED BREAD PUDDING.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading A BOILED BREAD PUDDING.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
a very small quantity of something
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
one or the other of two
From this reading It may be either fresh or stale.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading It may be either fresh or stale.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be either fresh or stale.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Boil a quart of rich milk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boil a quart of rich milk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
decrease gradually or bit by bit
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading A BOILED BREAD PUDDING.
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading Boil a quart of rich milk.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Boil a quart of rich milk.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading It may be either fresh or stale.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
carry out
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
precisely as stated
From this reading Pare off all the crust, and cut up the crumb into very small pieces.
during the time that
From this reading While it is boiling, take a small loaf of baker's bread, such as is sold for five or six cents.
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