Chapter 5 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There!” says Uncle J. “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!” “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe. “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J. “The very thoughts of ’em is enough.
Chapter 5 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ““They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.”
plural of “cranberry” — any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
From this reading ““When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading ““I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!””
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ““They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.”
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading ““I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!””
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!””
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ““They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.”
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.
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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 “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
later than; following
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
(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 “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
plural of “cranberry” — any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “The very thoughts of ’em is enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “The very thoughts of ’em is enough.
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
the act of departing
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The very thoughts of ’em is enough.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading “There!” says Uncle J.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The very thoughts of ’em is enough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
above and across; more than
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “There!” says Uncle J.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I declare, if I didn’t forget that errand, after all!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There!” says Uncle J.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The very thoughts of ’em is enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “There!” says Uncle J.
precisely as stated
From this reading “The very thoughts of ’em is enough.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
at the time that
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They would ’a’ set my teeth on edge before I got to Ne’miah’s corner,” said Uncle J.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When I told you to keep saying over ‘Cranberries, cranberries,’ all the way going along!” says Aunt Phebe.
Chapter 5 of The William Henry Letters by Abby Morton Diaz holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 415 sentences of The William Henry Letters, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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