Chapter 18 of Haworth's is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Haworth's is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT AN END. When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily. "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk." His voice and his touch had something in common. Murdoch understood them both.
Chapter 18 of Haworth's is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
From this reading “When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."”
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading “Murdoch understood them both.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “His voice and his touch had something in common.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Murdoch understood them both.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “"Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."”
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 “AT AN END.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AT AN END.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT AN END.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
the two together, not just one
From this reading Murdoch understood them both.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading His voice and his touch had something in common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading AT AN END.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His voice and his touch had something in common.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
to a considerable degree
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
a boy or man
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
set down according to a plan
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading Murdoch understood them both.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His voice and his touch had something in common.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Murdoch understood them both.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading His voice and his touch had something in common.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Murdoch understood them both.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice and his touch had something in common.
at the time that
From this reading When they stood in the road, Haworth laid his hand upon his companion's shoulder heavily.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading "Come up to the Works, lad," he said, "and let's have a bit of a talk."
Chapter 18 of Haworth's by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 18 holds 129 sentences of Haworth's, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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