Chapter 10 of The Poor Man is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Poor Man is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees. Here were safe and peaceful foreign houses. And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps. “Oh, I thought you were Tam coming. How do you do, Mr. Williams?
Chapter 10 of The Poor Man is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.”
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading “Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.”
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading ““Oh, I thought you were Tam coming.”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.”
(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
From this reading “Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.”
not neat and tidy
From this reading “And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “How do you do, Mr. Williams?”
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading “Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.”
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 “And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.”
In this reading “And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.”
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 Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here were safe and peaceful foreign houses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were Tam coming.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you do, Mr. Williams?
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Here were safe and peaceful foreign houses.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Here were safe and peaceful foreign houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How do you do, Mr. Williams?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were Tam coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
a form of address for a man
From this reading How do you do, Mr. Williams?
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were Tam coming.
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Here were safe and peaceful foreign houses.
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Here were safe and peaceful foreign houses.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were Tam coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were Tam coming.
the upper part of anything
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
not neat and tidy
From this reading And Lucy McTab, stiff and untidy, at the top of a steep flight of steps.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading How do you do, Mr. Williams?
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
From this reading Here were woods in rain, pines with soft tufted grey needles ... here was a great view of the winding Yangtze between the wet trunks of trees.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were Tam coming.
Chapter 10 of The Poor Man by Stella Benson holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 416 sentences of The Poor Man, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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