Chapter 14 of Mrs. Severn: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Mrs. Severn: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?' 'No, I won't that. I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me. You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday. It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
Chapter 14 of Mrs. Severn: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.”
a heavy rain
From this reading “It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'”
an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
From this reading “SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.”
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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sound practical judgment
In this reading “It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.”
In this reading “It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.”
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 SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
a heavy rain
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
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From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'No, I won't that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, I won't that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'No, I won't that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
at the time that
From this reading It's against common sense to think t'Almighty means you to tail off a week when He's sent sike a downpour the first four days.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You ken I never will, least of all of a Friday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
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From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SCILLA REASONS WITH HARTAS 'Then you won't do a half-day's job?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder you've fashed yoursel to come and ask me.
Chapter 14 of Mrs. Severn: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Mary Elizabeth Carter holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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