Chapter 4 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Because you have it on your plate. Because it is sinful to waste it.” “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across. “Don’t trouble her any more. I can see that she does not like it.
Chapter 4 of Round the Fire Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ““There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.”
for the reason that
From this reading ““Because you have it on your plate.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading ““There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading ““Because you have it on your plate.”
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading “Because it is sinful to waste it.””
dependable
From this reading ““There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading ““Don’t trouble her any more.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “Because it is sinful to waste it.””
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.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don’t trouble her any more.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because you have it on your plate.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t trouble her any more.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because you have it on your plate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t trouble her any more.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because it is sinful to waste it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Because you have it on your plate.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Don’t trouble her any more.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Because you have it on your plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Because you have it on your plate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading Because it is sinful to waste it.”
dependable
From this reading “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can see that she does not like it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There! there!” said stout Mrs. Patterson, leaning across.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because it is sinful to waste it.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Don’t trouble her any more.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Because it is sinful to waste it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because you have it on your plate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because you have it on your plate.
Chapter 4 of Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 4 holds 415 sentences of Round the Fire Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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