Chapter 2 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BYWAY OF THE ARDSLEY. The white burro had a will of her own. So, distinctly, had her mistress. As had often happened, these two wills conflicted. For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
Chapter 2 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small donkey used as a pack animal
From this reading “The white burro had a will of her own.”
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
From this reading “A BYWAY OF THE ARDSLEY.”
past form of “conflict” — be in conflict
From this reading “As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “So, distinctly, had her mistress.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “So, distinctly, had her mistress.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.”
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading “As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.”
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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 BYWAY OF THE ARDSLEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BYWAY OF THE ARDSLEY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.
small donkey used as a pack animal
From this reading The white burro had a will of her own.
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
From this reading A BYWAY OF THE ARDSLEY.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
past form of “conflict” — be in conflict
From this reading As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading So, distinctly, had her mistress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The white burro had a will of her own.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The white burro had a will of her own.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading So, distinctly, had her mistress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BYWAY OF THE ARDSLEY.
many times at short intervals
From this reading As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The white burro had a will of her own.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, distinctly, had her mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BYWAY OF THE ARDSLEY.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
in or at the place that
From this reading For the pair had come to a point where three ways met.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white burro had a will of her own.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The white burro had a will of her own.
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading As had often happened, these two wills conflicted.
Chapter 2 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life by Evelyn Raymond holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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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