Chapter 3 of The Buried Moon is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Buried Moon is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, see now. Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything. Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?" "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought. Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
Chapter 3 of The Buried Moon is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large or big relative to something else
From this reading “"Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"”
your parents
From this reading “Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.”
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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 Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
(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 Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
brought into existence
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
a boy or man
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
your parents
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
a boy or man
From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, see now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, see now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, I can't teach thee nought, lad; but I tell thee summat.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
express in words
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Can't thee teach me a bit, so they'll think me a clever fellow at home?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, see now.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Mother says I'll ne'er be wiser all my born days; but folks tell us thou canst do everything.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Hout-tout!" said the wise woman; "thou 'rt a bigger fool than I thought.
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