Chapter 5 of Henry Northcote is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Henry Northcote is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Clear as mud,” said Z9. “Impidence!” exclaimed X012; “downright impidence! Certin to be a judge! Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.” “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
Chapter 5 of Henry Northcote is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading ““Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.”
thoroughgoing
From this reading ““Impidence!” exclaimed X012; “downright impidence!”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.””
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading ““Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.””
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading ““Clear as mud,” said Z9.”
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading “Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.””
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading ““Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.”
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 “Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.””
In this reading ““Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Impidence!” exclaimed X012; “downright impidence!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Clear as mud,” said Z9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Certin to be a judge!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Clear as mud,” said Z9.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certin to be a judge!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certin to be a judge!
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “Clear as mud,” said Z9.
thoroughgoing
From this reading “Impidence!” exclaimed X012; “downright impidence!
at any time
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Impidence!” exclaimed X012; “downright impidence!
a person who fells trees
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Impidence!” exclaimed X012; “downright impidence!
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Certin to be a judge!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
occurring by chance
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “Clear as mud,” said Z9.
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 Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Clear as mud,” said Z9.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certin to be a judge!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Balmy,” said Z9, tapping his forehead with an air of Christian pity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Impidence!” exclaimed X012; “downright impidence!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Why, Lord love me, young feller, if ever they ax you to be the judge of a pair o’ pullets at a poultry show you’ll be lucky.”
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading “Clear as mud,” said Z9.
Chapter 5 of Henry Northcote by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 415 sentences of Henry Northcote, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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