Chapter 12 of Teddy and the Mystery Deer is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Teddy and the Mystery Deer is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry. He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years. But Mr. Crispen no longer made shoes. He only repaired them. And he took his own time about doing that.
Chapter 12 of Teddy and the Mystery Deer is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.”
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading “THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.”
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “He only repaired them.”
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.”
a particular situation
From this reading “But Mr. Crispen no longer made shoes.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.”
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 “He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.”
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 THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Crispen no longer made shoes.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
for more time
From this reading But Mr. Crispen no longer made shoes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Mr. Crispen no longer made shoes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
not any; not one
From this reading But Mr. Crispen no longer made shoes.
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From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
and nothing more
From this reading He only repaired them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading He only repaired them.
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
a particular situation
From this reading But Mr. Crispen no longer made shoes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He only repaired them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And he took his own time about doing that.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAP Old Mr. Crispen was never in very much of a hurry.
a late time of life
From this reading He had been the cobbler, or shoemaker as most Oakdale folk called him, for many years.
Chapter 12 of Teddy and the Mystery Deer by Howard Roger Garis holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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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