Chapter 5 of The High Toby is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The High Toby is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam." But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible. "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there. Best stop and go no farther. Let it work."
Chapter 5 of The High Toby is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Best stop and go no farther.”
take greedily; take more than one's share
From this reading “"He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “"He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."”
without good reason
From this reading “"Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."”
domestic swine
From this reading “"He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.”
having come into contact
From this reading “"Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.”
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 “"He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."”
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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 "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Best stop and go no farther.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Best stop and go no farther.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Best stop and go no farther.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Best stop and go no farther.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
take greedily; take more than one's share
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let it work."
without good reason
From this reading "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
not any; not one
From this reading Best stop and go no farther.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
domestic swine
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Best stop and go no farther.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
having come into contact
From this reading "Faith, child," he said lightly, "you have touched him there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
at the time that
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Let it work."
but in spite of that
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading But here spoke York, when he had better have held his tongue, yet it was impossible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He is a hog," says I, "a pig of a man to interfere with you, madam."
Chapter 5 of The High Toby by H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott) Watson holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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