Chapter 2 of Lancashire Humour is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Lancashire Humour is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Children._ Bronze. _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence). _Children._ Silver. _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces). _Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).
Chapter 2 of Lancashire Humour is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 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.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “_Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).”
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading “_Children._ Bronze.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “_H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “_H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).”
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading “_H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “_Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “_H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “_H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).”
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.
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 _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading _Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading _Children._ Bronze.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading _Children._ Bronze.
a female human offspring
From this reading _Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
a flaw or weak point
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
very lively and profitable
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading _Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
in a hasty and foolhardy manner
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
precisely, exactly
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
the display of a motion picture
From this reading _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading _Children._ Silver.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _H.M.I._ And this? (showing a sixpence).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _H.M.I._ Quite right; and this? (fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Children_ (to the infinite amusement of the Vicar's daughter).
Chapter 2 of Lancashire Humour by Thomas Newbigging holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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 457 sentences of Lancashire Humour, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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