Chapter 8 of The Children's Pilgrimage is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Children's Pilgrimage is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MONTH TO PREPARE. Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased. But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm. He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings. The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
Chapter 8 of The Children's Pilgrimage is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.”
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading “But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.”
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.”
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading “The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MONTH TO PREPARE.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
anew
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
of great significance or value
From this reading He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A MONTH TO PREPARE.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading A MONTH TO PREPARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
required or under orders
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading The heir in Australia had telegraphed: "He was not coming back to England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
information about recent and important events
From this reading He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MONTH TO PREPARE.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Preston's visits were now supposed to have ceased.
at the time that
From this reading But the next afternoon, when Lydia was busy in the dairy, he came again to the farm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came now with both important and unpleasant tidings.
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