Chapter 17 of Some builders is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Some builders is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you." Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May. She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter. Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden. For a moment Monica hesitated.
Chapter 17 of Some builders is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chuckle” — a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “For a moment Monica hesitated.”
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading “Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.”
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading “She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.”
involving only main features
From this reading “Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.”
shedding tears
From this reading “Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.”
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 “She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment Monica hesitated.”
In this reading “Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.”
In this reading “Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.”
In this reading “She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.”
In this reading “She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
plural of “chuckle” — a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
a cart drawn by a dog
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Monica hesitated.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
the act of departing
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading For a moment Monica hesitated.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Monica hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
involving only main features
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
carry out
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
shedding tears
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chuckles, in his holland overall, came tearing across the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monica was driving off in her high dogcart one afternoon in May.
which person or people
From this reading She was going over to see a neighbouring farmer, who lived nine miles off, about some business matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading STRUCK DOWN "AUNT MONNIE, do take me with you."
Chapter 17 of Some builders by Amy Le Feuvre holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 17 holds 277 sentences of Some builders, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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