Chapter 4 of Hetty's garden-party, and what came of it is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Hetty's garden-party, and what came of it is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMPLICATIONS. "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money." "But I can't pay it, Hannah. I told you to tell him I would call in a few days." "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
Chapter 4 of Hetty's garden-party, and what came of it is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."”
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading “COMPLICATIONS.”
plural of “jelly” — an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading “"IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “"But I can't pay it, Hannah.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."”
possessive form of “thompson” — United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “"IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.”
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 “I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."”
In this reading “"IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."”
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 I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
a youthful male person
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I can't pay it, Hannah.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I can't pay it, Hannah.
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading COMPLICATIONS.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I can't pay it, Hannah.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I can't pay it, Hannah.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I can't pay it, Hannah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
plural of “jelly” — an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "But I can't pay it, Hannah.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
in a stolid manner
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
express in words
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
possessive form of “thompson” — United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "It's a week now since we had these things," said Hannah, stolidly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told you to tell him I would call in a few days."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IF you please, Miss Hetty, Thompson's have sent the bill for those jellies and things, and the boy says he is to wait for the money."
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