Chapter 17 of The lonely plough is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The lonely plough is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV. DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed. “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them! Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.” “The boy, too,” Hamer added.
Chapter 17 of The lonely plough is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.”
cause to stop
From this reading “DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.”
moving with great haste
From this reading ““It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!”
a city in northwestern England
From this reading “Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.””
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading “DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.”
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.
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In this reading ““It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!”
In this reading ““It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!”
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.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “The boy, too,” Hamer added.
(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 “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
a youthful male person
From this reading “The boy, too,” Hamer added.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
take in solid food
From this reading Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.
cause to stop
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The boy, too,” Hamer added.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
come together
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Miss Lancaster, please come and help to eat it.”
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DARK--THE LONELY PLOUGH In the road, Dandy came to halt, dismayed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too late, now, for the rest of the Tram-Party, and there’s all that food hurrying to meet them!
a vivid mental image
From this reading THE GREEN GATES OF VISION:--IV.
Chapter 17 of The lonely plough by Constance Holme holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 17 holds 120 sentences of The lonely plough, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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