Chapter 5 of The Little School-Mothers is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Little School-Mothers is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket. "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich. We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money." "Nor have I," said Ralph eagerly. "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
Chapter 5 of The Little School-Mothers is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Nor have I," said Ralph eagerly.”
your parents
From this reading “"They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “"I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “"I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “"I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.”
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
From this reading “"I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.”
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 “"They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.”
In this reading “We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."”
In this reading “We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
(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 "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Nor have I," said Ralph eagerly.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
your parents
From this reading "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nor have I," said Ralph eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor have I," said Ralph eagerly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nor have I," said Ralph eagerly.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
the act of closing something
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
From this reading "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They be rich folks there, so I guess you must be rich.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "I haven't any money at all; if I had I 'spec' I'd have been took to the fair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We gipsies is poor; our folks haven't got any money."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I guess you mean you live at Abbeyfield?" said the man, now shutting up his knife and returning it to his pocket.
Chapter 5 of The Little School-Mothers by L. T. Meade holds 423 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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