Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEHETABEL IT MUST BE. In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother. "Iver! Wot's up?" "Oh, mother!"
The Broom-Squire
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MEHETABEL
IT
MUST
BE.
In
at
the
barn
door
came
Mrs.
Verstage,
Iver's
mother.
"Iver!
Wot's
up?"
"Oh,
mother!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Broom-Squire
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MEHETABEL
IT
MUST
BE.
Line 2
In
at
the
barn
door
came
Mrs.
Verstage,
Iver's
mother.
Line 3
"Iver!
/ˈaɪvər/
Line 4
Wot's
up?"
Line 5
"Oh,
mother!"
/oʊ ˈmʌðər/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
barn
noun
US /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.”
Iver
adjective
US /ˈaɪvər/
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading “In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “MEHETABEL IT MUST BE.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
barn door
noun + noun
the large sliding door of a barn
In this reading “In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.”
All words in this reading · 18
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MEHETABEL IT MUST BE.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MEHETABEL IT MUST BE.
IveradjectiveUS /ˈaɪvər/
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading "Iver!
Iver's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
MEHETABEL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEHETABEL IT MUST BE.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MEHETABEL IT MUST BE.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mother!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wot's up?"
Verstage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In at the barn door came Mrs. Verstage, Iver's mother.
Wot's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wot's up?"
Chapter 5 of The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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Chapter 5 holds 128 sentences of The Broom-Squire, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in The Broom-Squire
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