Chapter 6 of The Child of the Moat is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Child of the Moat is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage. Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits. For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed. Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place. Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.
Chapter 6 of The Child of the Moat is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading “THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.”
deteriorate in health
From this reading “Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.”
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading “Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.”
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 “THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.”
temporarily
In this reading “For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.”
In this reading “Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.”
In this reading “Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.”
In this reading “Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.”
In this reading “For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.”
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 Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
later than; following
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
anew
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.
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 THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.
deteriorate in health
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Joan had again had a relapse and the physician had paid one or two visits.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the moment she was better and sitting up in bed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE THIEF Not many days after, Aline went down to Peter’s cottage.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
belonging to which person
From this reading Aline had brought some beautiful roses whose fragrance filled the whole place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joan’s eyes quite sparkled with pleasure.
Chapter 6 of The Child of the Moat by I. B. (Ian Bernard) Stoughton Holborn holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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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