Chapter 3 of The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And do you?" murmured George. What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life! And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake! "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us. I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
Chapter 3 of The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'”
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading “What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"And do you?" murmured George.”
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!”
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading “And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!”
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 “What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!”
In this reading “"I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.”
In this reading “And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And do you?" murmured George.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
give a benediction to
From this reading I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And do you?" murmured George.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "And do you?" murmured George.
a young female
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
engage in
From this reading I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "And do you?" murmured George.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I've said, 'God bless him, and make him great.'
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a low cur he had been to let this poor girl suffer all her life!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And his other humble friends, too, whom he had vowed never to forsake!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hev' prayed for yer every night and morning since yer left us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And do you?" murmured George.
Chapter 3 of The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales by Bessie Hatton holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Chapter 3 holds 442 sentences of The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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