Four Winds Farm

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Four Winds Farm is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mrs. Molesworth • Curated US English Learning Edition

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ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.

"She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

I was awful glad--I was that."

"Have you got it done?

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Chapter VI Reading 1/36

Four Winds Farm

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Four Winds Farm is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

/ˈɔːrɡən toʊnz ˈmjuːzɪk wen sɑːft ˈvɔɪsəz daɪ ˈvaɪbreɪts ɪn ðə ˈmem.ər.i/

Line 2

SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.

Line 3

"She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

Line 4

I was awful glad--I was that."

Line 5

"Have you got it done?

/hæv juː ɡɑːt ɪt dʌn/

Learner Dictionary

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Doll noun US /dɑːl/

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading “"She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.”

organ noun US /ˈɔːrɡən/

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

From this reading “ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."”

redder adjective US /ˈredər/

comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading “SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.”

shelley noun US /ˈʃeli/

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

shy verb US /ʃaɪ/

start suddenly, as from fright

tones noun US /toʊnz/

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."”

tugging verb US /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

inflected form of “tug” — pull hard

Vibrates verb US /ˈvaɪbreɪts/

third-person singular of “vibrate” — shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading “ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.”

tugging at verb + particle counted as “tug at”

looking round noun + noun

soft voices adjective + noun counted as “soft voice”

In this reading “ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SHELLEY As Gratian was running into school the next morning he felt some one tugging at his coat, and looking round, there was Tony, his round face redder than usual, his eyes bright and yet shy.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

coatnounUS /koʊt/

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

DollnounUS /dɑːl/

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "Have you got it done?

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Have you got it done?

Gratian

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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Have you got it done?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

MusicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

ORGANnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

redderadjectiveUS /ˈredər/

comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/

start suddenly, as from fright

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

thankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was awful glad--I was that."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

TONESnounUS /toʊnz/

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

Tony

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

inflected form of “tug” — pull hard

usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

VibratesverbUS /ˈvaɪbreɪts/

third-person singular of “vibrate” — shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading ORGAN TONES "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory."

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "She give it me, Gratian--Doll did--and--and--I've to thank you.

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