Chapter 20 of The moat house is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The moat house is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RECONCILIATION. "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring. She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her. "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again. What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
Chapter 20 of The moat house is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading “What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!”
capable of wounding
From this reading “She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.”
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading “A RECONCILIATION.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “"SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.”
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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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.”
In this reading “She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.”
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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 A RECONCILIATION.
anew
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
capable of wounding
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
not any; not one
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading A RECONCILIATION.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What fast friends she and Lulu Tillotson have become!
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
which person or people
From this reading She was nipping the dead roses from around the porch at Home Vale whilst she talked to Joy Wallis, who stood by watching her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has had a pleasant visit at T— I've no doubt; but you'll be glad to have her home again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "SO to-morrow your sister returns," remarked Miss Pring.
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