Chapter 7 of John Herring — Volume 3 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of John Herring — Volume 3 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’ ’This! bless my soul! I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this. The world is smaller than I imagined. I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
Chapter 7 of John Herring — Volume 3 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading “I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.”
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading “’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’”
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.”
in deplorable condition
From this reading “I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.”
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.”
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 thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.”
In this reading “I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
give a benediction to
From this reading ’This! bless my soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The world is smaller than I imagined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ’This! bless my soul!
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
in deplorable condition
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The world is smaller than I imagined.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading ’This! bless my soul!
impressive in appearance
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The world is smaller than I imagined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought he lived in a stately mansion in a deer park, not in an old ramshackle box like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading I have been making a sketching tour of the North Coast from Hartland to Boscastle, and I intend continuing it to the Land’s End.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’This is Welltown, the house of Mr. Herring.’
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world is smaller than I imagined.
Chapter 7 of John Herring — Volume 3 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.
Chapter 7 holds 411 sentences of John Herring — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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