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Chapter 5 of The Monk of Hambleton is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay. "About time they turned up!" "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke. "Where'd it come from?" "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
Chapter 5 of The Monk of Hambleton is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading “"Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.”
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading “"Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “"Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “"Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.”
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “"Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.”
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading “"There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.”
plural of “tin” — a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “"Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.”
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.
the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
In this reading “"Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.”
In this reading “"There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.”
In this reading “"Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.”
In this reading “"Where'd it come from?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About time they turned up!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where'd it come from?"
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading "Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where'd it come from?"
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading "Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Where'd it come from?"
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Guess that's the Fire Department," grunted Fay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's oil in that fire!" snapped the tanner, gazing at the black smoke.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "About time they turned up!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "About time they turned up!"
plural of “tin” — a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "About time they turned up!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two five-gallon tins of it, brought from D building, spilled on the floor and a match chucked into it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "About time they turned up!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where'd it come from?"
Chapter 5 of The Monk of Hambleton by Armstrong Livingston holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 402 sentences of The Monk of Hambleton, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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