Chapter 5 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Saunter was grateful. He invited her to come and see his birds. Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field. Bright birds were on the sodden grass. As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
Chapter 5 of Lolly Willowes is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Mr. Saunter was grateful.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “He invited her to come and see his birds.”
plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.”
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading “Mr. Saunter was grateful.”
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading “Bright birds were on the sodden grass.”
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.
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In this reading “Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.”
In this reading “Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.”
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 Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Bright birds were on the sodden grass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Bright birds were on the sodden grass.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Mr. Saunter was grateful.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Saunter was grateful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bright birds were on the sodden grass.
plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading Mr. Saunter was grateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading Bright birds were on the sodden grass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bright birds were on the sodden grass.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He invited her to come and see his birds.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Side by side they turned in silence through a field gate and walked into Mr. Saunter’s field.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Saunter was grateful.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As he went by they hurried into their pens, expecting to be fed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bright birds were on the sodden grass.
Chapter 5 of Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 398 sentences of Lolly Willowes, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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