Chapter 3 of Five thousand pounds is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Five thousand pounds is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MONEY. "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time. Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose. Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so. I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
Chapter 3 of Five thousand pounds is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.”
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be restored
In this reading “Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.”
In this reading “Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.”
In this reading “Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.”
In this reading “I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.”
In this reading “Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.”
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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 had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
(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 Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading THE MONEY.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
and nothing more
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
worried and uneasy
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
not in physical motion
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
express a supposition
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
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From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MONEY.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grannie looked sad, I thought, but she was the only one to seem so.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
precisely as stated
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Father had come back, and we all felt very much excited still, as was only natural, I suppose.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
which person or people
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had had a restless feeling on me all day, which made it difficult, to settle to work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who told you about it, Miles?" asked grannie at tea-time.
Chapter 3 of Five thousand pounds by Agnes Giberne holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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