Chapter 2 of The Squire of Sandal-Side: A Pastoral Romance is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Squire of Sandal-Side: A Pastoral Romance is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHEEP-SHEARING. "Plain living and high thinking ... The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws." "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free." The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
Chapter 2 of The Squire of Sandal-Side: A Pastoral Romance is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."”
a social unit living together
From this reading “The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."”
the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
From this reading “The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.”
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading “The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.”
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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 "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
how long something has existed
From this reading "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Plain living and high thinking ...
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Plain living and high thinking ...
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
a social unit living together
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "Plain living and high thinking ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "Plain living and high thinking ...
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The homely beauty of the good old cause, ...our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws."
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
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From this reading THE SHEEP-SHEARING.
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From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHEEP-SHEARING.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Plain living and high thinking ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sheep-shearings at Up-Hill Farm were a kind of rural Olympics.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "A happy youth, and their old age Is beautiful and free."
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