Chapter 4 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEIGHBOURS. "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!" Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper. "You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too." "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
Chapter 4 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"”
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “THE NEIGHBOURS.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “"WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.”
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading “"WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “"You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too."”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “"There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.”
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 “Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.”
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later than; following
From this reading Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.
(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 "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too."
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading THE NEIGHBOURS.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
above and across; more than
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
go across or through
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
express in words
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Dunn observed cheerfully, after supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEIGHBOURS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too."
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too."
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "There's one comfort in working hard for you: that you don't pass it all over as if it was nothing," said Susan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You and Nannie must have worked uncommon hard too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, Sue, you've made things look uncommon comfortable, and that I must say!"
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