Chapter 8 of John Herring — Volume 2 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of John Herring — Volume 2 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse. Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’ But Joyce shook her head. ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said. ’Where be you a-going to take ’n to?’
Chapter 8 of John Herring — Volume 2 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’”
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.”
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading “Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading “’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.”
plural of “slate” — (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
From this reading “’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.”
envelop completely
From this reading “’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.”
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From this reading ’Where be you a-going to take ’n to?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Where be you a-going to take ’n to?’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Joyce shook her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
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 Joyce shook her head.
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From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Joyce shook her head.
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading ’Where be you a-going to take ’n to?’
not any; not one
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But Joyce shook her head.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
plural of “slate” — (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
envelop completely
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
carry out
From this reading ’Where be you a-going to take ’n to?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
up to a particular time
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ’I’ll not go under no hellens [slates], or I should smother,’ she said.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Come in and attend to Mr. Herring till he is well.’
in or at the place that
From this reading ’Where be you a-going to take ’n to?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Come, Joyce,’ said Cicely, ’you have been so good and devoted hitherto, that you had best remain as nurse.
Chapter 8 of John Herring — Volume 2 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould 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.
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