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The History of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk Girl
The History of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk Girl

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Chapter 2 of The History of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk Girl by Richard Cobbold holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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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EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.
There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.
This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.
The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.
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The History of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk Girl

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The History of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk Girl is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.
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There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.
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This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.
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The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.
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Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.”

Heath noun US /hiːθ/

open uncultivated land covered with low plants

From this reading “There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.”

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1010

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From this reading 1010.

1773

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

all

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

Alneshbourne

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

Arwell

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

banks

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

battle

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

beautiful

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

born

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

bounds

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

called

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

commenced

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

D

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

Danes

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

down

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

Earl

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

EARLY

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

extra-parochial

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

famous

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

fought

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

HeathnounUS /hiːθ/

open uncultivated land covered with low plants

From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

heroine

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

Hills

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

known

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

land

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

large

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

Nacton

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

name

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

narrative

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

north

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

originally

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

Orwell

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

parish

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

perfectly

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

Priory

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

probability

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

reaching

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

river

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

romantic

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

Rushmere

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

SCENES

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

Seven

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

side

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

site

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

sixteen

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

south

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

spot

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

Suffolk

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

terminated

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

There

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

tract

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From this reading There was a large tract of extra-parochial land toward the north of the bounds of the parish of Nacton, Suffolk, reaching from Rushmere Heath down to the banks of the beautiful river Orwell.

true

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

Ulfketel

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From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The spot called the Seven Hills, though originally there were sixteen, was, in all probability, the site of the famous battle of Arwell, fought between the Earl of Ulfketel and the Danes, in A.D.

Wolfkettel

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From this reading This tract was known by the name of Wolfkettel, and commenced at the Seven Hills, and terminated on the south side of Alneshbourne Priory.

year

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From this reading EARLY SCENES The heroine of this romantic but perfectly true narrative was born in the year 1773.