Chapter 5 of Flemington is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Flemington is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further. "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table." "You'll no be coming in?" "Not now. Maybe in another hour or more."
Chapter 5 of Flemington is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “"THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “"THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe in another hour or more."”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “"THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “"Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “"Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."”
based on custom rather than documentation
From this reading “"Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."”
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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move upward
In this reading “"Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."”
In this reading “"Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."”
In this reading “"Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Maybe in another hour or more."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'll no be coming in?"
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "You'll no be coming in?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Maybe in another hour or more."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You'll no be coming in?"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
by chance
From this reading Maybe in another hour or more."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Maybe in another hour or more."
not any; not one
From this reading "You'll no be coming in?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Not now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Maybe in another hour or more."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE HAPPY LAND" THE door opened a little further.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
based on custom rather than documentation
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Here," said Ferrier to the woman, "go up and bring me the roll of unwritten paper from the table."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll no be coming in?"
Chapter 5 of Flemington by Violet Jacob holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 5 holds 125 sentences of Flemington, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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