Chapter 19 of The Happy-go-lucky Morgans is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Happy-go-lucky Morgans is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after: “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?” “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know.... But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year. I would do anything....
Chapter 19 of The Happy-go-lucky Morgans is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:”
an intervening period or episode
From this reading “THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ““Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?””
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading ““Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.”
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In this reading “But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.”
adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading ““Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.”
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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 But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
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From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
later than; following
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
(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 “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
any thing at all
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I would do anything....
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
the act of departing
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
an intervening period or episode
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Silly,” he answered, “I haven’t got anything good enough to give, you know....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
at the time that
From this reading THE INTERLUDE OF HIGH BOWER Ann must have had the bailiff’s visit in mind when she said, not long after:
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading But I would give up going to Our Country for a whole year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Philip, what would you give to be back, all of you, at Abercorran?”
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