Chapter 3 of Stories for the Young is here in full — 922 sentences across 185 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Stories for the Young is here in full — 922 sentences across 185 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TAWNEY RACHEL; OR, THE FORTUNE-TELLER. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE. Tawney Rachel was the wife of poaching Giles. There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering. Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
Chapter 3 of Stories for the Young is here in full — 922 sentences across 185 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading “There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.”
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading “Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.”
plural of “omen” — a sign of something about to happen
From this reading “WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.”
-ing form of “pilfer” — make off with belongings of others
From this reading “There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.”
cooking in simmering liquid
From this reading “Tawney Rachel was the wife of poaching Giles.”
English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
From this reading “TAWNEY RACHEL; OR, THE FORTUNE-TELLER.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.”
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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 There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
a social unit living together
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAWNEY RACHEL; OR, THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tawney Rachel was the wife of poaching Giles.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
not in action or at work
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
plural of “omen” — a sign of something about to happen
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading TAWNEY RACHEL; OR, THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
-ing form of “pilfer” — make off with belongings of others
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
cooking in simmering liquid
From this reading Tawney Rachel was the wife of poaching Giles.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading TAWNEY RACHEL; OR, THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)
From this reading TAWNEY RACHEL; OR, THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAWNEY RACHEL; OR, THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Regular labor and honest industry did not suit their idle habits.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tawney Rachel was the wife of poaching Giles.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There seemed to be a conspiracy in Giles' whole family to maintain themselves by tricks and pilfering.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Tawney Rachel was the wife of poaching Giles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF DREAMS, OMENS, AND CONJURERS BY HANNAH MORE.
Chapter 3 of Stories for the Young by Hannah More holds 922 sentences, grouped into 185 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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