Chapter 3 of Settling Day is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Settling Day is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen. 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said. 'They'll never come to Wanabeen for you. There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied. 'Who's given it?'
Chapter 3 of Settling Day is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “'Who's given it?'”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.”
possessive form of “potter” — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
From this reading “POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.”
male cat
From this reading “POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.”
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 “POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.”
In this reading “POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.”
In this reading “POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.”
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 There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
any person at all
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'They'll never come to Wanabeen for you.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading 'Who's given it?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Who's given it?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'They'll never come to Wanabeen for you.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
possessive form of “potter” — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'They'll never come to Wanabeen for you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There's a bad name about this place,' Jim replied.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
male cat
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POTTER'S SHANTY Dr Tom remained for three days at Wanabeen.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'If there's anyone ill they know where to find me,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Who's given it?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'They'll never come to Wanabeen for you.
Chapter 3 of Settling Day by Nat Gould holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 3 holds 116 sentences of Settling Day, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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