Chapter 5 of From Squire to Squatter is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of From Squire to Squatter is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country. Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener." The girl at this moment entered the room. She had heard the last sentence. "Papa!" she remonstrated.
Chapter 5 of From Squire to Squatter is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “"Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “The girl at this moment entered the room.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Papa!" she remonstrated.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “"Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “She had heard the last sentence.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “"Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “"Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “"Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.”
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 “The girl at this moment entered the room.”
In this reading “She had heard the last sentence.”
In this reading “Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."”
the country of origin of an immigrant
In this reading “"Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.”
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 "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl at this moment entered the room.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The girl at this moment entered the room.
a young female
From this reading The girl at this moment entered the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard the last sentence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard the last sentence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
immediately past
From this reading She had heard the last sentence.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
a particular point in time
From this reading The girl at this moment entered the room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Papa!" she remonstrated.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
belonging to some prior time
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Papa!" she remonstrated.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The girl at this moment entered the room.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading She had heard the last sentence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard the last sentence.
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The girl at this moment entered the room.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading "Whew-ew-ew," whistled the quondam steward, "here's pride; here's a touch o' the old country.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Why, young un, I might have made you my under-gardener."
Chapter 5 of From Squire to Squatter by Gordon Stables holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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