Chapter 1 of Laddie, and Miss Toosey's mission is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Laddie, and Miss Toosey's mission is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Third-class forward! Here you are, mum. Plenty of room this way! Now then! that ain't third, that's first. Come, look alive!
Chapter 1 of Laddie, and Miss Toosey's mission is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing life
From this reading “Come, look alive!”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Now then! that ain't third, that's first.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “"Third-class forward!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Come, look alive!”
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading “Here you are, mum.”
a full supply
From this reading “Plenty of room this way!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Plenty of room this way!”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “"Third-class forward!”
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.
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From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
possessing life
From this reading Come, look alive!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here you are, mum.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, look alive!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Third-class forward!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here you are, mum.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Come, look alive!
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading Here you are, mum.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plenty of room this way!
a full supply
From this reading Plenty of room this way!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Plenty of room this way!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Now then! that ain't third, that's first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Third-class forward!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Plenty of room this way!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Plenty of room this way!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here you are, mum.
Chapter 1 of Laddie, and Miss Toosey's mission by Evelyn Whitaker holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 1 holds 100 sentences of Laddie, and Miss Toosey's mission, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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