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Chapter 13 of The Stickit Minister's Wooing, and Other Galloway Stories is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig." "Peterson!" I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!" But he continued smoking. "I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.
Chapter 13 of The Stickit Minister's Wooing, and Other Galloway Stories is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “"A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “"A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “"I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “But he continued smoking.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"”
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 “"I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.”
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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 nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he continued smoking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
without stop or interruption
From this reading But he continued smoking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he continued smoking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Peterson!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.
in a serious manner
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading But he continued smoking.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "I am perfectly serious," he said, and stopped.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
the upper part of anything
From this reading "A nest of peregrine’s eggs near the top of Carslaw Craig."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I exclaimed, somewhat sternly, "don’t forget that I am talking to you seriously!"
Chapter 13 of The Stickit Minister's Wooing, and Other Galloway Stories by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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