Tom Brown at Oxford

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"Stop!

It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

The sign-post, and a long water-trough for the horses of guests to drink at, were pushed forward to the side of road to intimate the whereabouts of the house, and the hack which Harry led was already drinking eagerly.

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Tom Brown at Oxford

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter 33 of Tom Brown at Oxford is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"Stop!

/stɑːp/

Line 2

It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

/ɪt lʊks soʊ braɪt ðæt ðer mʌst biː ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈɡoʊɪŋ ɑːn/

Line 3

Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

Line 4

Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

Line 5

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bridle noun US /ˈbraɪdəl/

headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control

From this reading “Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.”

drinking noun US /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading “The sign-post, and a long water-trough for the horses of guests to drink at, were pushed forward to the side of road to intimate the whereabouts of the house, and the hack which Harry led was already drinking eagerly.”

guests noun US /ɡests/

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

hack noun US /hæk/

one who works hard at boring tasks

halted verb US /ˈhɔːltəd/

past form of “halt” — cause to stop

From this reading “Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.”

intimate adjective US /ˈɪntəmət/

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

pushed verb US /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

whereabouts noun US /ˈwerəbaʊts/

the general location where something is

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

open space verb + noun

In this reading “Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.”

pushed forward verb + particle counted as “push forward”

push one's way

In this reading “The sign-post, and a long water-trough for the horses of guests to drink at, were pushed forward to the side of road to intimate the whereabouts of the house, and the hack which Harry led was already drinking eagerly.”

on the road preposition + article + noun counted as “on … road”

travelling about

In this reading “Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The sign-post, and a long water-trough for the horses of guests to drink at, were pushed forward to the side of road to intimate the whereabouts of the house, and the hack which Harry led was already drinking eagerly.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/

headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/

take in liquids

drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/

the act of consuming liquids

eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/

with eagerness; in an eager manner

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

guestsnounUS /ɡests/

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

hacknounUS /hæk/

one who works hard at boring tasks

haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/

past form of “halt” — cause to stop

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

public-house

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From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

sign-post

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

StopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading "Stop!

SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading It looks so bright that there must be something going on.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

water-trough

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

whereaboutsnounUS /ˈwerəbaʊts/

the general location where something is

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Tom laid his hand on the bridle, and they halted on the road opposite the public-house, which lay a little back, with an open space of ground before it.

yeomanrynoun

class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land

From this reading Surely the yeomanry can never have come on here already?"

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