Chapter 19 of Folly Corner is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Folly Corner is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp. The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity. It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery. “Sit down. It is Mrs. Nick Hone’s chair.
Chapter 19 of Folly Corner is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 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.
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.”
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.”
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading “It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.”
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “It is Mrs. Nick Hone’s chair.”
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading “SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.”
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.
take a seat
In this reading ““Sit down.”
In this reading “SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.”
In this reading “SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.”
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 opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It is Mrs. Nick Hone’s chair.
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.
dearly loved
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sit down.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Mrs. Nick Hone’s chair.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Mrs. Nick Hone’s chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was filled with furniture and china from the Buttery.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
set afire or burning
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It is Mrs. Nick Hone’s chair.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading It is Mrs. Nick Hone’s chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
be seated
From this reading “Sit down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room instantly appealed to Pamela with a sense of dear familiarity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading SHE opened the wide door into a hall which blazed with a yellow carpet and led the way into a room which was lighted with a shaded reading-lamp.
Chapter 19 of Folly Corner by Henry, Mrs. Dudeney holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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 19 holds 353 sentences of Folly Corner, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Folly Corner by Henry, Mrs. Dudeney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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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