Chapter 14 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For I have offered you every penny I possess." "I do not ask for pence." Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face. "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing. Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
Chapter 14 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading “Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “"You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.”
without good reason
From this reading “Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.”
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"I do not ask for pence."”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “For I have offered you every penny I possess."”
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “For I have offered you every penny I possess."”
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 "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I do not ask for pence."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not ask for pence."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
without good reason
From this reading Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not ask for pence."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
plural of “penny” — a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "I do not ask for pence."
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
carry out
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
a special situation
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Harding left his anvil and stepped outside and stood close, gazing hard upon her face.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You have a thing I will take in exchange for my sword, a very simple thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Women part with it most lightly, I have learned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For I have offered you every penny I possess."
Chapter 14 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard by Eleanor Farjeon holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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