Chapter 14 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer. But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer? In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors. But that is stuffy, too! He said to himself: "By God!
Chapter 14 of Some Do Not...: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading “In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.”
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading “He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.”
coated with paint
From this reading “In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.”
lacking fresh air
From this reading “But that is stuffy, too!”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.”
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading “In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.”
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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In this reading “He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.”
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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 He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He said to himself: "By God!
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He said to himself: "By God!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He said to himself: "By God!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that is stuffy, too!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
go away from a place
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
coated with paint
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said to himself: "By God!
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
lacking fresh air
From this reading But that is stuffy, too!
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that is stuffy, too!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But that is stuffy, too!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was looking at Mrs. Wannop's ingle; he thought it a mistake in taste, really, to leave logs in an ingle during the summer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer?
in the company of; together with
From this reading But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer?
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading In Yorkshire cottages they shut the ingles up with painted doors.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But then what are you to do with an ingle in summer?
Chapter 14 of Some Do Not...: A Novel by Ford Madox Ford holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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