Chapter 25 of Happy-Go-Lucky is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Happy-Go-Lucky is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway. One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it. That’s something." "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia. "That’s true, dearie," sighed Mrs. Welwyn.
Chapter 25 of Happy-Go-Lucky is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading “"We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.”
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.”
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “"We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.”
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.”
in a philosophic manner
From this reading “One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.”
restricted to something
From this reading “PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
a special loved one
From this reading "That’s true, dearie," sighed Mrs. Welwyn.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
engage in
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
in a philosophic manner
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
restricted to something
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
let for money
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "That’s true, dearie," sighed Mrs. Welwyn.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That’s something."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s something."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One less to make," she added philosophically, "now that Pumpherston has hopped it.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That’s true, dearie," sighed Mrs. Welwyn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURELY COMMERCIAL I "Well," said Mrs. Welwyn, taking off her apron, "the beds are done, anyway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We could do with the rent of his room for all that, Mother," commented practical Amelia.
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