Chapter 1 of The Golden Scarecrow is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Golden Scarecrow is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart. His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself. His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm. "That's true enough. Bless my soul, Lasher, that's true enough.
Chapter 1 of The Golden Scarecrow is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 40/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 196–200
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give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless my soul, Lasher, that's true enough.”
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading “His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.”
a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip
From this reading “His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.”
cause to run
From this reading “This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.”
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
From this reading “His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.”
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 “This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.”
In this reading “"That's true enough.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
(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 This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless my soul, Lasher, that's true enough.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That's true enough.
communicated in words
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
a form of address for a man
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bless my soul, Lasher, that's true enough.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
cause to run
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading His eyes expressed scorn, but not now for Mr. Lasher--for himself.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Bless my soul, Lasher, that's true enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's true enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That's true enough.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading This remark seemed to pour water upon all the anger in Mr. Pidgen's heart.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His whole figure drooped and was bowed like a robin in a thunderstorm.
Chapter 1 of The Golden Scarecrow by Hugh Walpole holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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