Chapter 2 of Joanna Godden is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Joanna Godden is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price. But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so. How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?" "I bought the lot--two score." Joanna made a choking sound.
Chapter 2 of Joanna Godden is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading “How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"”
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “Joanna made a choking sound.”
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.”
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading “But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “"I bought the lot--two score."”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.”
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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'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I bought the lot--two score."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Joanna made a choking sound.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
not excessive or extreme
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joanna made a choking sound.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "I bought the lot--two score."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Joanna made a choking sound.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many of 'em did you buy, Mr. Bates?"
above and across; more than
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading "I bought the lot--two score."
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Joanna made a choking sound.
express in words
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I bought the lot--two score."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I bought the lot--two score."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I won't have Fuller fixing things up over my head like this, and I'll tell him so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm pleased enough to sell you my beasts, and thirty shillings is a fairish price.
Chapter 2 of Joanna Godden by Sheila Kaye-Smith holds 411 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 2 holds 411 sentences of Joanna Godden, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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