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Chapter 4 of Up in Ardmuirland is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark. "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here. I shall enjoy the tramp back again." Of course I was delighted to give him a lift. So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
Chapter 4 of Up in Ardmuirland is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “"I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.”
get or ask advice from
From this reading “"I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “Of course I was delighted to give him a lift.”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “I shall enjoy the tramp back again."”
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading “"I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “"I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.”
a vagrant
From this reading “I shall enjoy the tramp back again."”
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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 "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
anew
From this reading I shall enjoy the tramp back again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I shall enjoy the tramp back again."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
get or ask advice from
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I was delighted to give him a lift.
greatly pleased
From this reading Of course I was delighted to give him a lift.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I shall enjoy the tramp back again."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course I was delighted to give him a lift.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I was delighted to give him a lift.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall enjoy the tramp back again."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
carry out
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall enjoy the tramp back again."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
a vagrant
From this reading I shall enjoy the tramp back again."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
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From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So we set off in due time with Willy on the back seat.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I should very much like to consult Father Fleming upon a certain matter, and if you could take me, it would avoid a fuss here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wonder whether you could give me a lift," was his remark.
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