Chapter 5 of Heritage is here in full — 761 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Heritage is here in full — 761 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’ “‘Do you think so?’ I replied. “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong. An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
Chapter 5 of Heritage is here in full — 761 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading ““‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading ““‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’”
plural of “orchid” — any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
From this reading “An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading ““‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.”
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 “An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
a small house with a single story
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “‘Do you think so?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
plural of “orchid” — any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
From this reading An English cottage garden doesn’t have orchids; it has mignonette.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading I replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “‘Do you think so?’
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
express in words
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “‘Do you think so?’
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “‘Why,’ he said, stopping one evening, ‘it looks quite English.’
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
an affirmative
From this reading “‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but I tell you what, those flowers are wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Do you think so?’
Chapter 5 of Heritage by V. (Victoria) Sackville-West holds 761 sentences, grouped into 153 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 761 sentences of Heritage, unabridged, divided into 153 reading sections.
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