Chapter 10 of Folly Corner is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Folly Corner is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set. That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out. Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop. Edred was to go with Pamela. He was already a local favorite.
Chapter 10 of Folly Corner is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of buying
From this reading “Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.”
plural of “crisp” — a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading “That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “He was already a local favorite.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.”
plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading “Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “He was already a local favorite.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.”
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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In this reading “That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.”
a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors
In this reading “AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.”
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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 That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He was already a local favorite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
the act of buying
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
plural of “crisp” — a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edred was to go with Pamela.
a social unit living together
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading He was already a local favorite.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
the act of giving
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Edred was to go with Pamela.
plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was already a local favorite.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
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 That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading He was already a local favorite.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edred was to go with Pamela.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
next to the best
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
do one's shopping
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Maria Furlonger drew the line at the Jeremy Crisps, and said she did her duty to them as a relative by buying groceries at their father’s shop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT SOPHY was giving her first garden party of the season--to her second-best set.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That meant a family gathering, with the Jeremy Crisps left out.
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