Chapter 6 of Folly Corner is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Folly Corner is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window. She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers. She called through the open door to Jethro: “Here’s a carriage at the gate. Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
Chapter 6 of Folly Corner is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading ““Here’s a carriage at the gate.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.”
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.”
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading “She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.”
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading “PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.”
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 “Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.”
In this reading “Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.”
the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
In this reading “She called through the open door to Jethro:”
In this reading ““Here’s a carriage at the gate.”
In this reading “She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.”
In this reading “PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.”
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 “Here’s a carriage at the gate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Here’s a carriage at the gate.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She called through the open door to Jethro:
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Here’s a carriage at the gate.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She called through the open door to Jethro:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Here’s a carriage at the gate.
a young female
From this reading Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here’s a carriage at the gate.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She called through the open door to Jethro:
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She called through the open door to Jethro:
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Inside, an elderly lady and a girl with red hair.
cut with a saw
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She called through the open door to Jethro:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She called through the open door to Jethro:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so surprised and fluttered that the Oriental bowl she was lifting down nearly dropped from her fingers.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PAMELA saw the wagonette, too, as she perched on the chair, her head level with the high window.
Chapter 6 of Folly Corner by Henry, Mrs. Dudeney holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of Folly Corner, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Folly Corner by Henry, Mrs. Dudeney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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