Chapter 6 of Gold and Incense: A West Country Story is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Gold and Incense: A West Country Story is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again. At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold. The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers. A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it. At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
Chapter 6 of Gold and Incense: A West Country Story is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.”
an estate held in fee simple or for life
From this reading “At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.”
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading “A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.”
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 “It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.”
tree bearing edible fruit
In this reading “The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.”
In this reading “The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.”
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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 A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
anew
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
a small house with a single story
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
an estate held in fee simple or for life
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A row of beehives was ranged across one side of it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the back there strutted and clucked a great host of fowls.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At that time the coppice and cottage were her own freehold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cottage was covered with creepers: the little garden was full of fruit trees and flowers.
a late time of life
From this reading It was five or six years afterwards that I saw Jennifer again.
Chapter 6 of Gold and Incense: A West Country Story by Mark Guy Pearse holds 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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 19 sentences of Gold and Incense: A West Country Story, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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