Chapter 3 of The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And have you them now?” said Oswald. “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.” “Heaven be praised!” said Edmund. “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!” “Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.
Chapter 3 of The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading ““Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.””
something considered choice to eat
From this reading ““Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!””
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!””
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.”
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading ““And have you them now?” said Oswald.”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading ““Heaven be praised!” said Edmund.”
continue talking
From this reading ““Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!””
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading ““Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in the past
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And have you them now?” said Oswald.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Heaven be praised!” said Edmund.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heaven be praised!” said Edmund.
something considered choice to eat
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And have you them now?” said Oswald.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Heaven be praised!” said Edmund.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And have you them now?” said Oswald.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading “And have you them now?” said Oswald.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “Heaven be praised!” said Edmund.
continue talking
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And have you them now?” said Oswald.
express in words
From this reading “Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And have you them now?” said Oswald.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Nay,” said Margery, “I have not much more to say.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hush,” said Oswald, “let us not lose time; proceed, Goody!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that I have,” answered she; “Andrew would have sold them long ago, but I always put him off it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And have you them now?” said Oswald.
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