Chapter 21 of The Enchanted Barn is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Enchanted Barn is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning. They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away. Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded: "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way? I don't yant him to do way.
Chapter 21 of The Enchanted Barn is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:”
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?”
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.”
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
From this reading “Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:”
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading “Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.”
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.
In this reading “Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.”
In this reading “They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.”
In this reading “They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.”
In this reading “They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.”
In this reading “Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:”
In this reading “Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:”
In this reading “Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:”
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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 Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't yant him to do way.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't yant him to do way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't yant him to do way.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
look attentively
From this reading They all stood out on the piazza to watch the big car glide away.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Fy does mine Mister Dwaham do way?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sidney Graham went back to the city the next morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doris stood on the railing of the piazza with Shirley's arm securely about her and waved a little fat hand; then with a pucker of her lip she demanded:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't yant him to do way.
Chapter 21 of The Enchanted Barn by Grace Livingston Hill holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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