Chapter 3 of England, My England is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of England, My England is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive. “Of course. But it won’t make much difference to them. I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.” “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
Chapter 3 of England, My England is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “But it won’t make much difference to them.”
-ing form of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.””
to a considerable degree
From this reading ““You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.”
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.””
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.”
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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 I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
possessing life
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
-ing form of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
to a considerable degree
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
engage in
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
and nothing more
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
express in speech
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
Chapter 3 of England, My England by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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