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Chapter 10 of The old house in the city is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNDAY IN THE GARRET. "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home. "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest. "I don't like Sunday, gran'father." "Don't ye, deary?"
Chapter 10 of The old house in the city is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading “"Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Don't ye, deary?"”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “SUNDAY IN THE GARRET.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.”
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “SUNDAY IN THE GARRET.”
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 “SUNDAY IN THE GARRET.”
In this reading “"SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.”
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later than; following
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
(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 "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
a special loved one
From this reading "Don't ye, deary?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like Sunday, gran'father."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading SUNDAY IN THE GARRET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like Sunday, gran'father."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like Sunday, gran'father."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUNDAY IN THE GARRET.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like Sunday, gran'father."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY IN THE GARRET.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNDAY IN THE GARRET.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SUNDAY mornin' to-day," said Job Kippis, as they sat down to breakfast, after Ailie's second night in her new home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shops all shut, ain't they?" said Ailie, that being her chief association with the Day of Rest.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Don't ye, deary?"
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