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Chapter 7 of Mopsa the Fairy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HALF-A-CROWN. So useful it is to have money, heigh ho! So useful it is to have money! A. H. CLOUGH. The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
Chapter 7 of Mopsa the Fairy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grain of barley
From this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
the act of perceiving the odor of something
From this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
being of use or service
From this reading “So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!”
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In this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
the season for gathering crops
In this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
In this reading “The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.”
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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 A. H. CLOUGH.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
a grain of barley
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
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From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A. H. CLOUGH.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
set up or found
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
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 A. H. CLOUGH.
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From this reading HALF-A-CROWN.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
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From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
the act of perceiving the odor of something
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
successive (without a break)
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
up to a particular time
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
being of use or service
From this reading So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The old hound went straight through the town, smelling Clink's footsteps, till he came into a large field of barley; and there, sitting against a sheaf, for it was harvest time, they found Clink-of-the-Hole.
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