Chapter 8 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess. _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning. Can we sell you anything to-day? _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets. _Clerk._ This way, ma’am.
Chapter 8 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
plural of “carpet” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “_Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “_Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.”
to come or go into
a woman of refinement
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading “_Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Can we sell you anything to-day?”
be dressed in
From this reading “_Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.”
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.
two people who are married to each other
In this reading “_Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.”
a woman who is old
In this reading “_Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “_Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
In this reading “_Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.”
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 _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
any thing at all
From this reading Can we sell you anything to-day?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can we sell you anything to-day?
plural of “carpet” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading _Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Clerk._ This way, ma’am.
joined in matrimony
From this reading _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Can we sell you anything to-day?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Clerk._ This way, ma’am.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can we sell you anything to-day?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _Clerk._ This way, ma’am.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Can we sell you anything to-day?
be dressed in
From this reading _Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _Old Woman._ To wear out, I guess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can we sell you anything to-day?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Enter YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE._ _Clerk._ Good morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Wife (modestly)._ We wish to look at a few of your carpets.
Chapter 8 of The William Henry Letters by Abby Morton Diaz holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 424 sentences of The William Henry Letters, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The William Henry Letters by Abby Morton Diaz exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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