Chapter 2 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK. “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye! There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.” INGOLDSBY. Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
Chapter 2 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.””
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.””
impressive in appearance
From this reading “There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.””
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.””
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading ““As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
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From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INGOLDSBY.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK.
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From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
impressive in appearance
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ruby always remembers the day that Jack came to the station.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “As I lay a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, a-thynkynge, Merrie sang the birde as she sat upon the spraye!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading There came a noble knyghte, With his hauberke shynynge brighte, And his gallant heart was lyghte, Free and gaye; As I lay a-thynkynge, he rode upon his waye.”
Chapter 2 of Ruby: A Story of the Australian Bush by Molly E. Jamieson holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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