Chapter 5 of Harding's luck is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Harding's luck is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs. It's low--that's what it is. I quite grant you it's low. So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again." Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
Chapter 5 of Harding's luck is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “"TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.”
plural of “crib” — baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading “"TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.”
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.”
let have
From this reading “I quite grant you it's low.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.”
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading “Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.”
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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 Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
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From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
anew
From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
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From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
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From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
plural of “crib” — baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
let have
From this reading I quite grant you it's low.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I quite grant you it's low.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's low--that's what it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's low--that's what it is.
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From this reading It's low--that's what it is.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It's low--that's what it is.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
not any; not one
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I quite grant you it's low.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
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From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
the rays of the sun
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
carry out
From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
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From this reading It's low--that's what it is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I s'pose we'll 'ave to take the road again."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dickie and he were sitting in the sunshine on a sloping field.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's low--that's what it is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I quite grant you it's low.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "TO GET YOUR OWN LIVING" "NO," said Mr. Beale, "we ain't a-goin' to crack no more cribs.
Chapter 5 of Harding's luck by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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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