Chapter 6 of Sweethearts at Home is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Sweethearts at Home is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day. She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat. She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her. Will she accept? Possibly Hugh John could tell.
Chapter 6 of Sweethearts at Home is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “Will she accept?”
-ing form of “canoe” — travel by canoe
From this reading “She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.”
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading “She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.”
by chance
From this reading “Possibly Hugh John could tell.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.”
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 is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.”
In this reading “She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.”
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 She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Will she accept?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
-ing form of “canoe” — travel by canoe
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Possibly Hugh John could tell.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
put on clothes
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Possibly Hugh John could tell.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Possibly Hugh John could tell.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
by chance
From this reading Possibly Hugh John could tell.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
do one's shopping
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
express in words
From this reading Possibly Hugh John could tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She is quite ignorant of all that the good people are getting ready to offer her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elizabeth Fortinbras goes to the shop opposite the Market Hill every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She has a nice gray dress now which she made herself, a water-proof cloak, and a pretty canoeing hat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will she accept?
Chapter 6 of Sweethearts at Home by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 406 sentences of Sweethearts at Home, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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