Chapter 6 of Fancy free is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Fancy free is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night. She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it. Of pots there were broken two score. Gardener annoyed. This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
Chapter 6 of Fancy free is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “Gardener annoyed.”
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.”
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “Gardener annoyed.”
the cultivation of plants
From this reading “She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.”
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “Of pots there were broken two score.”
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.”
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “* * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.”
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 She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Gardener annoyed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Of pots there were broken two score.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading * * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading * * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading Gardener annoyed.
the cultivation of plants
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
immediately past
From this reading * * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading * * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading * * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading Of pots there were broken two score.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading * * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * Distinct score off the cook last night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of pots there were broken two score.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Of pots there were broken two score.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of pots there were broken two score.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This man will be my thorn in the flesh, I fancy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She left me in the tool-shed, and during some excursions I fetched down a board with a variety of gardening trifles upon it.
Chapter 6 of Fancy free by Eden Phillpotts holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 420 sentences of Fancy free, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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