Chapter 2 of Round About a Great Estate is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Round About a Great Estate is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CICELY. THE BROOK. In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree. The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way. This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
Chapter 2 of Round About a Great Estate is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading “In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “THE BROOK.”
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.”
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading “In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.”
made smooth by ironing
From this reading “The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.”
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading “In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.”
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading “The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.”
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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 In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE BROOK.
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CICELY.
a female human offspring
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
a young female
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
and nothing more
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
made smooth by ironing
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROOK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This mere log was Cicely Luckett's favourite seat as a girl; she was Hilary's only daughter.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the kitchen at Lucketts' Place there was a stool made by sawing off about six inches of the butt of a small ash tree.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The bark remained on, and it was not smoothed or trimmed in any way.
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