Chapter 17 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IVER! COME. She paused, drew a long breath. Again she swung the hammer-stone. And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
Chapter 17 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “She paused, drew a long breath.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “She paused, drew a long breath.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.”
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading “IVER!”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “She paused, drew a long breath.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Again she swung the hammer-stone.”
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.
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In this reading “And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.”
In this reading “She paused, drew a long breath.”
the hand that is on the left side of the body
In this reading “And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.”
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 paused, drew a long breath.
anew
From this reading Again she swung the hammer-stone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She paused, drew a long breath.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading COME.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She paused, drew a long breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again she swung the hammer-stone.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading IVER!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She paused, drew a long breath.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading She paused, drew a long breath.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused, drew a long breath.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Again she swung the hammer-stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again she swung the hammer-stone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And now she turned round, and passed the piece of iron into her left hand.
Chapter 17 of The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 17 holds 156 sentences of The Broom-Squire, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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