Chapter 2 of North Cornwall Fairies and Legends is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of North Cornwall Fairies and Legends is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak. 'Yes,' answered the mole. 'Who are you?' 'The little Piskey who lost his laugh.' 'What! haven't you found it yet?'
Chapter 2 of North Cornwall Fairies and Legends is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “'Yes,' answered the mole.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “'The little Piskey who lost his laugh.'”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “'The little Piskey who lost his laugh.'”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “'Yes,' answered the mole.”
express in speech
From this reading “'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.”
an affirmative
From this reading “'Yes,' answered the mole.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'Yes,' answered the mole.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Who are you?'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
set up or found
From this reading 'What! haven't you found it yet?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'What! haven't you found it yet?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'The little Piskey who lost his laugh.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'What! haven't you found it yet?'
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
the sound of laughing
From this reading 'The little Piskey who lost his laugh.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading 'The little Piskey who lost his laugh.'
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 'Yes,' answered the mole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
express in speech
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What! haven't you found it yet?'
at the time that
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
which person or people
From this reading 'Who are you?'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' answered the mole.
but in spite of that
From this reading 'What! haven't you found it yet?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Who are you?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Is your ladyship under the hill?' asked the little Piskey when he could speak.
Chapter 2 of North Cornwall Fairies and Legends by Enys Tregarthen holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 424 sentences of North Cornwall Fairies and Legends, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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