Chapter 5 of The Vicar's People is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Vicar's People is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely. "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?" "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling. "You are making some nice acquaintances, boy! Did you see pretty Bess?"
Chapter 5 of The Vicar's People is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “"You are making some nice acquaintances, boy!”
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “"I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “"I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"”
a small inlet
From this reading “"I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “"I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.”
the profession of a teacher
From this reading “"I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading “"Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.”
In this reading “"I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “"I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "You are making some nice acquaintances, boy!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are making some nice acquaintances, boy!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you see pretty Bess?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "You are making some nice acquaintances, boy!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
a small house with a single story
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
a small inlet
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you see pretty Bess?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "You are making some nice acquaintances, boy!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "You are making some nice acquaintances, boy!
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Did you see pretty Bess?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
express in words
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you see pretty Bess?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You are making some nice acquaintances, boy!
the profession of a teacher
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I'm afraid I want no teaching, Mr Paul," said Geoffrey, gravely.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
belonging to which person
From this reading "I say, by the way, whose cottage is that down in the cove about a couple of miles along the cliff?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! you've been there, have you," said the old man, chuckling.
Chapter 5 of The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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