Chapter 8 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All the children had gone into school. The street was lonely in the sudden stillness. The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron. There was no other sign of life in the sunshine. Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
Chapter 8 of The House with the Green Shutters is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading “Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.”
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.”
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading “The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.”
a person who likes to join groups
From this reading “The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.”
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading “The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.”
plural of “shaving” — the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading “The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.”
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading “The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “The street was lonely in the sudden stillness.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
(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 All the children had gone into school.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading All the children had gone into school.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the children had gone into school.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the children had gone into school.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The street was lonely in the sudden stillness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the children had gone into school.
a person who likes to join groups
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was no other sign of life in the sunshine.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading The street was lonely in the sudden stillness.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no other sign of life in the sunshine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no other sign of life in the sunshine.
and nothing more
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was no other sign of life in the sunshine.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
an educational institution
From this reading All the children had gone into school.
plural of “shaving” — the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no other sign of life in the sunshine.
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The street was lonely in the sudden stillness.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The street was lonely in the sudden stillness.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The street was lonely in the sudden stillness.
the rays of the sun
From this reading There was no other sign of life in the sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the children had gone into school.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no other sign of life in the sunshine.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
make or emit a high sound
From this reading Only from the smiddy, far away, came at times the tink of an anvil.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The street was lonely in the sudden stillness.
a Caucasian
From this reading The joiner slanted across the road, brushing shavings and sawdust from his white apron.
Chapter 8 of The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 8 holds 142 sentences of The House with the Green Shutters, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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