Chapter 4 of Doctor Izard is here in full — 754 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Doctor Izard is here in full — 754 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PICKAXE AND A SPADE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XV. THE SMALL, SLIGHT MAN. TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton. It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
Chapter 4 of Doctor Izard is here in full — 754 sentences across 151 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.”
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading “It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “THE SMALL, SLIGHT MAN.”
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading “A PICKAXE AND A SPADE.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.”
changing to a lighter color
From this reading “TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.”
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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In this reading “TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.”
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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 A PICKAXE AND A SPADE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PICKAXE AND A SPADE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE SMALL, SLIGHT MAN.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
From this reading A PICKAXE AND A SPADE.
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading THE SMALL, SLIGHT MAN.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SMALL, SLIGHT MAN.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading A PICKAXE AND A SPADE.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SMALL, SLIGHT MAN.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was falling thick on Carberry hill, up which Clarke Unwin was plodding early one evening on a visit to the Earle cottage.
changing to a lighter color
From this reading TWO months had passed and the first snow was whitening the streets of Hamilton.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
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