Chapter 16 of The Parson O' Dumford is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Parson O' Dumford is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel. "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later. "Oh, it's young Brough. Come in, lad, come in." "Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.
Chapter 16 of The Parson O' Dumford is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with affection
From this reading “He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “"Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “"Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.”
a small quantity of anything
From this reading “He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.”
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.
In this reading “"Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.”
In this reading “He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Come in, lad, come in."”
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 He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
with affection
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
(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 "Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's young Brough.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in, lad, come in."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading "Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
a young female
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hooray, farmer!" he cried, all eagerness and delight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in, lad, come in."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's young Brough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
a boy or man
From this reading Come in, lad, come in."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
engage in
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
a small quantity of anything
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's young Brough.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading He kissed poor Jessie affectionately, and bade her "make a good breakfast," but the poor girl could not touch a morsel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hillo! who's this?" said the farmer, a few minutes later.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Oh, it's young Brough.
Chapter 16 of The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 16 holds 410 sentences of The Parson O' Dumford, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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