Chapter 11 of Trevlyn Hold: A Novel is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Trevlyn Hold: A Novel is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning. The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora. She was sole priestess of the dairy. It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
Chapter 11 of Trevlyn Hold: A Novel is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading “It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.”
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
From this reading “CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.”
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading “She was sole priestess of the dairy.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.”
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.”
a woman priest
From this reading “She was sole priestess of the dairy.”
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “She was sole priestess of the dairy.”
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 The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading She was sole priestess of the dairy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
apart from; not including
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was sole priestess of the dairy.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
a woman priest
From this reading She was sole priestess of the dairy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sole priestess of the dairy.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading She was sole priestess of the dairy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
two times
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHATTAWAY'S OFFICE It was Nora's day for churning.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The butter was made twice a week at Trevlyn Farm, and the making fell to Nora.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was many and many a long year since any one else had interfered in it: except, indeed, in the actual churning.
Chapter 11 of Trevlyn Hold: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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