Chapter 12 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!” “But who’s—‘Her’?” The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting. “Um-m. If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
Chapter 12 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
overtaken by night or darkness
From this reading “The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.”
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading “Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!””
possessive form of “cow” — female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.”
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading “Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!””
the act of making something wet
From this reading “The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!”
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 “If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!”
In this reading “Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
overtaken by night or darkness
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But who’s—‘Her’?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
possessive form of “cow” — female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
at any time
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
full of life and energy
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
a gay feeling
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
express in words
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
push forcefully
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um-m.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
the act of making something wet
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But who’s—‘Her’?”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Her “If it had ha’ been Her, I’d ha’ come within the breadth of a cow’s thumb of shooting Her!”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The Guardian thrust a peering face forward, benighted merriment in her eyes; so did other lively girls; this was worth a wetting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you ask me, I’ll say she’s as rank a witch as ever rode on ragwort—I’ll say so!
Chapter 12 of Pemrose Lorry, Radio Amateur by Isabel Hornibrook holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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