Chapter 4 of The old Worcester jug is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The old Worcester jug is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John Griffin makes a Vow. HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside. She found him looking flushed and uneasy. "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly. "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
Chapter 4 of The old Worcester jug is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.”
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “"Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “"I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."”
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading “John Griffin makes a Vow.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “John Griffin makes a Vow.”
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.
interrupt before its natural or planned end
In this reading “"I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Griffin makes a Vow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She found him looking flushed and uneasy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
in an ill-natured manner
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading She found him looking flushed and uneasy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
set up or found
From this reading She found him looking flushed and uneasy.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading John Griffin makes a Vow.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
moving with great haste
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Griffin makes a Vow.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
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 HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She found him looking flushed and uneasy.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading John Griffin makes a Vow.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
on one occasion
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
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From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found him looking flushed and uneasy.
do one's shopping
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading She found him looking flushed and uneasy.
on a floor above
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
make a vow; promise
From this reading John Griffin makes a Vow.
which person or people
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HURRYING upstairs with many prickings of heart for having left him so long to himself, Mrs. Griffin came breathless to her husband's bedside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who have you been chattering to down in the shop?" he asked, very crossly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I should think you might have cut short your gossip for once."
Chapter 4 of The old Worcester jug by Eglanton Thorne holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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