Chapter 22 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thar, lad, lie still. Yow’ll be ’ome direc’ly.” The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner. He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work. Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
Chapter 22 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Thar, lad, lie still.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Thar, lad, lie still.”
without emotion; in a stoic manner
From this reading “He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.”
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading “The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.”
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 “The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.”
In this reading “The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.”
In this reading “Thar, lad, lie still.”
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 The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
(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 He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yow’ll be ’ome direc’ly.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yow’ll be ’ome direc’ly.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
a long fixed look
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
a boy or man
From this reading Thar, lad, lie still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Thar, lad, lie still.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yow’ll be ’ome direc’ly.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
not in physical motion
From this reading Thar, lad, lie still.
without emotion; in a stoic manner
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thar, lad, lie still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gray-bearded man at the tiller smiled to me in a friendly manner.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Seeing me gaze round questioningly, he added, “The lassie’s well enough, Mr. Cardover.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He didn’t seem at all excited, but took all that had happened stoically, as part of the day’s work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yow’ll be ’ome direc’ly.”
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