Chapter 18 of Starvecrow Farm is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Starvecrow Farm is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door. But the answer came from the other side of the door. “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.” And she came in at that, and brusquely.
Chapter 18 of Starvecrow Farm is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.”
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.”
react verbally
From this reading “But the answer came from the other side of the door.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading ““By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.””
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “And she came in at that, and brusquely.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.”
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 “JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.”
In this reading “But the answer came from the other side of the door.”
In this reading “But the answer came from the other side of the door.”
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 “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she came in at that, and brusquely.
react verbally
From this reading But the answer came from the other side of the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she came in at that, and brusquely.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading And she came in at that, and brusquely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the answer came from the other side of the door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the answer came from the other side of the door.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the answer came from the other side of the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
go away from a place
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the answer came from the other side of the door.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But the answer came from the other side of the door.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she came in at that, and brusquely.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But the answer came from the other side of the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And she came in at that, and brusquely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
which person or people
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
the words that are spoken
From this reading JOSEPH NADIN The words were addressed to Mr. Sutton, who did not seem able to shut the door.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “By your leave,”—the voice, a little breathless, was Mrs. Gilson’s—“I’m coming in too.”
Chapter 18 of Starvecrow Farm by Stanley John Weyman holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 18 holds 268 sentences of Starvecrow Farm, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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