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The Three Furlongers
The Three Furlongers

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Three Furlongers is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sheila Kaye-Smith • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.
In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.
Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.
She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.
The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.
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The Three Furlongers

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Three Furlongers is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.
/ðə ˈletər ðæt dɪd nɑːt kʌm ðə dɔːr wɑːz waɪd ˈoʊ.pən æt ˈsperoʊ hɔːl ənd ə skwer ʌv ˈsʌnʃaɪn leɪ ɑːn ðə ˈkɪtʃən flɔːr/
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In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.
Line 3
Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.
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She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.
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The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.
/ðə ˈaʊtlaɪnz ʌv hɜːr ˈsplendɪd ˈfɪɡjər wɜːr ˈdruːpɪŋ ənd ðer wɑːz æn ˈɑːmənəs ˈhɑːloʊɪŋ ʌv ðə kɜːrvz ʌv hɜːr feɪs ənd ɑːrmz/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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curves noun US /kɜːrvz/

plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading “The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darkening adjective US /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/

becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over

From this reading “Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hollowing verb US /ˈhɑːloʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of

From this reading “The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
perfumes noun US /pərˈfjuːmz/

plural of “perfume” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading “Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sparrow noun US /ˈsperoʊ/

any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

From this reading “THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Tangles noun US /ˈtæŋɡəlz/

plural of “tangle” — a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

From this reading “Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thrush noun US /θrʌʃ/

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

From this reading “In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trailed verb US /treɪld/

past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind

From this reading “Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

faint perfumes adjective + noun counted as “faint perfume”

In this reading “Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.”

315 times in 426,211 chapters
kitchen floor noun + noun

In this reading “THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.”

605 times in 426,211 chapters
hung round verb + noun counted as “hang round”

In this reading “Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.”

1,653 times in 426,211 chapters
splendid figure adjective + noun

In this reading “The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.”

270 times in 426,211 chapters
in the kitchen preposition + article + noun counted as “in … kitchen”

In this reading “Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.”

12,206 times in 426,211 chapters
looked pale verb + adjective counted as “look pale”

In this reading “She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.”

1,776 times in 426,211 chapters
lay on verb + particle

In this reading “THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.”

16,662 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 71

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beesnounUS /biːz/

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COMEverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
curvesnounUS /kɜːrvz/

plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darkeningadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/

becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/

weak from exhaustion

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

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faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farm-house

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From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Pending verification
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

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flower-stuffed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

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gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hollowingverbUS /ˈhɑːloʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/

a humming noise

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Janey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Pending verification
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laburnumnoun

flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LETTERnounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora curated lexicon
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/

plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
perfumesnounUS /pərˈfjuːmz/

plural of “perfume” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

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satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SparrownounUS /ˈsperoʊ/

any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TanglesnounUS /ˈtæŋɡəlz/

plural of “tangle” — a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The outlines of her splendid figure were drooping, and there was an ominous hollowing of the curves of her face and arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/

candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trailedverbUS /treɪld/

past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
washed-outadjective

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the little flower-stuffed garden bees were humming lazily, and a thrush was singing in the last of the laburnum.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading THE LETTER THAT DID NOT COME The door was wide open at Sparrow Hall, and a square of sunshine lay on the kitchen floor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
window-frames

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From this reading Tangles of roses trailed over the farm-house walls, they hung round the window-frames, darkening the rooms, and over the door, sending faint perfumes to Janey as she sat in the kitchen.

Pending verification
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She looked pale and washed-out with the heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 17 of The Three Furlongers by Sheila Kaye-Smith holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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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Chapter 17 holds 220 sentences of The Three Furlongers, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

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How do I study chapter 17 of The Three Furlongers?

Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 44 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 17 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 17 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Three Furlongers

Common questions about reading The Three Furlongers by Sheila Kaye-Smith on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Three Furlongers?

Yes. All 4859 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56161 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Three Furlongers is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56161, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Three Furlongers take to read?

About 404 minutes of reading across 972 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Three Furlongers section by section

How to work through The Three Furlongers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 25 chapters of The Three Furlongers to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Three Furlongers

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Three Furlongers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Furlongers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spell
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Furlongers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thorns
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Furlongers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Above
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Furlongers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.