Chapter 17 of Moor Fires is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Moor Fires is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom. "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him. "I must have done it very well." "Miriam didn't like it. She thought it silly."
Chapter 17 of Moor Fires is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strike violently
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “"I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
strike violently
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
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From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miriam didn't like it.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
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 Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Miriam didn't like it.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading She thought it silly."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought it silly."
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I can't get the tinker out of my head," she told him.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I must have done it very well."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lily and John went down the track: Mildred Caniper climbed slowly, but with dignity, up the stairs; Miriam was heard to bang her bedroom door and Rupert and Helen were left together in the schoolroom.
Chapter 17 of Moor Fires by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 17 holds 180 sentences of Moor Fires, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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