Chapter 27 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LOSS. ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all. Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak. The blow almost crushed her. She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
Chapter 27 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading “She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.”
exhale hard
From this reading “The blow almost crushed her.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “The blow almost crushed her.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.”
something that is lost
From this reading “A LOSS.”
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading “ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.”
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading “Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.”
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 “The blow almost crushed her.”
In this reading “ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.”
In this reading “She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to 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 A LOSS.
(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 ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The blow almost crushed her.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
exhale hard
From this reading The blow almost crushed her.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading The blow almost crushed her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blow almost crushed her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
something that is lost
From this reading A LOSS.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
express in speech
From this reading Of Annie's grief it is needless to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blow almost crushed her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
which person or people
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL Littleburgh mourned for Mr. Wilmot, for he had been a friend to all.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She felt herself alone in the world, bereft of him who had been father, mother, friend, and companion to her.
Chapter 27 of Ready, aye ready! by Agnes Giberne holds 72 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.
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