Chapter 4 of The sunny side is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The sunny side is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You haven't got that Joke in yet." She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage." "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said. "It would go in anywhere where there were rats. There might easily be rats in a vicarage."
Chapter 4 of The sunny side is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"It would go in anywhere where there were rats.”
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading “She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “There might easily be rats in a vicarage."”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"You haven't got that Joke in yet."”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “"It would go in anywhere where there were rats.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."”
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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 She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
at or in or to any place
From this reading "It would go in anywhere where there were rats.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There might easily be rats in a vicarage."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading There might easily be rats in a vicarage."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You haven't got that Joke in yet."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You haven't got that Joke in yet."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You haven't got that Joke in yet."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "You haven't got that Joke in yet."
and nothing more
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There might easily be rats in a vicarage."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "It would go in anywhere where there were rats.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You haven't got that Joke in yet."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading She had just read an article of mine called "Autumn in a Country Vicarage."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It would go in anywhere where there were rats.
in or at the place that
From this reading "It would go in anywhere where there were rats.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would go in anywhere where there were rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wouldn't go in there very well," I said.
but in spite of that
From this reading "You haven't got that Joke in yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You haven't got that Joke in yet."
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