Chapter 6 of The Parson O' Dumford is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Parson O' Dumford is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ay, it did. 'Twas a straange wet day." "Where are you going?" said Joe. "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus." "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
Chapter 6 of The Parson O' Dumford is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."”
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “"Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."”
material for starting a fire
From this reading “"Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."”
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading “"Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “'Twas a straange wet day."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Twas a straange wet day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you going?" said Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, it did.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'Twas a straange wet day."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Ay, it did.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
the act of departing
From this reading "Where are you going?" said Joe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ay, it did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are you going?" said Joe.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
material for starting a fire
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Where are you going?" said Joe.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas a straange wet day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Go and buy it, then," said Joe, turning his back, "and let me get shut o' thee."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas a straange wet day."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, only just up to Brown's to see if I could buy a bit o' kindling for the Missus."
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading 'Twas a straange wet day."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you going?" said Joe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you going?" said Joe.
Chapter 6 of The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 6 holds 388 sentences of The Parson O' Dumford, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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