Chapter 14 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him. As they mounted, Billy came with the mail. Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket. As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut. I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."
Chapter 14 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
the literary culture
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard that Pole has had chicken-pox, uncle."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Penhallow glanced at the letters and put them in his pocket.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they mounted, Billy came with the mail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Saturday the Squire asked John to ride with him.
the day immediately before today
From this reading As the horses walked away, John said, "I was in Westways yesterday, uncle, to get my hair cut.
Chapter 14 of Westways: A Village Chronicle by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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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