Chapter 14 of The White Horses is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The White Horses is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ay, of the Yoredale sort. A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?" "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded." "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time. We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
Chapter 14 of The White Horses is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exhale hard
From this reading “A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “"I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."”
relating to time long past
From this reading “"But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.”
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “"But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.”
have in common
From this reading “We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."”
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 “"But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.”
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 A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
(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 "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
exhale hard
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
the force of workers available
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
relating to time long past
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
put in the mind of someone
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
have in common
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
term of address for a man
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "But, sir, this is a Metcalf riding, all like the olden time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
which person or people
From this reading A blow or two in Skipton High Street—who knows what heart it might give the garrison?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
people who are wounded
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, of the Yoredale sort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must remind you that we have women-folk to guard, and our wounded."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We never meant your Knaresborough men to share it."
Chapter 14 of The White Horses by Halliwell Sutcliffe holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 14 holds 419 sentences of The White Horses, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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