Chapter 12 of Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Help! O my father!" She clung around his neck. In vain he endeavoured to soothe her. She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
Chapter 12 of Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 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.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “She clung around his neck.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “She clung around his neck.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “She clung around his neck.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.”
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.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She clung around his neck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
the act of breaking something
From this reading She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading She clung around his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading O my father!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She clung around his neck.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my father!"
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She clung around his neck.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O my father!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clung around his neck.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain he endeavoured to soothe her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She sobbed aloud, as if her heart were breaking.
Chapter 12 of Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 399 sentences of Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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