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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE NET. "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage. "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake. It ort to ha' been done afore. Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Chapter 8 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It ort to ha' been done afore.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.”
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From this reading It ort to ha' been done afore.
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From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
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From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It ort to ha' been done afore.
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From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
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From this reading It ort to ha' been done afore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ort to ha' been done afore.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE NET.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ort to ha' been done afore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE NET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
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From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ort to ha' been done afore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE NET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of ale there be plenty in the house, but for cake, I must bake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It ort to ha' been done afore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must have cake and ale for the hayfield," said Mrs. Verstage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh cakes goes twice as fast as stale, but blessin's on us, the weather have been that changeable I didn't know but I might put it off to anywhen."
