Chapter 14 of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VEAL. =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside. Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions. Stuff the liver with this and tie with cord. Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
Chapter 14 of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
From this reading “Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.”
possessive form of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading “=Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.”
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading “=Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.”
aged or processed
From this reading “Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.”
a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
From this reading “Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.”
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading “=Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.”
plural of “toothpick” — pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
From this reading “Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.”
meat from a calf
From this reading “VEAL.”
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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a dangerous or distressing predicament
In this reading “Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.”
In this reading “Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.”
In this reading “Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.”
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 Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
possessive form of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading Stuff the liver with this and tie with cord.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
not still wet
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
aged or processed
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Stuff the liver with this and tie with cord.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stuff the liver with this and tie with cord.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Stuff the liver with this and tie with cord.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Stuff the liver with this and tie with cord.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
plural of “toothpick” — pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
meat from a calf
From this reading VEAL.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading =Baked Calf's Liver.=--ONE calf's liver washed and dried, slashed and scored inside.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Skewer to liver with toothpicks several pieces of bacon, put a little hot water in the bag and bake at least one hour in a hot oven.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have bread dressing ready well seasoned with onions.
Chapter 14 of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery by Emma Paddock Telford holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 14 holds 59 sentences of Standard Paper-Bag Cookery, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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