Chapter 3 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling! Wordlessly calling! But it was not bird, nor woodsman. Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris. She heard the birds with it.
Chapter 3 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!”
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading “Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.”
a small lake
From this reading “Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!”
-ing form of “vibrate” — shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!”
someone who lives in the woods
From this reading “A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!”
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.
In this reading “Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.”
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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 “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading She heard the birds with it.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not bird, nor woodsman.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard the birds with it.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not bird, nor woodsman.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But it was not bird, nor woodsman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not bird, nor woodsman.
a brief written record
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
a small lake
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the birds with it.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
not in physical motion
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
-ing form of “vibrate” — shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not bird, nor woodsman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Una stood still, near a dark little pond, fringed with blue iris—May iris.
someone who lives in the woods
From this reading A “Roaring Buckie” A pure, high note upon the air, a shrill, vibrating beat, as of a bird or a woodsman faintly calling!
without speaking
From this reading Wordlessly calling!
Chapter 3 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur by Isabel Hornibrook holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 3 holds 71 sentences of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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