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What Timmy Did

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of What Timmy Did is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.
Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.
It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.
Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.
Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

What Timmy Did

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of What Timmy Did is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.
Line 2
Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.
Line 3
It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈsʌmθɪŋ ðæt ʃiː hæd θɔːt diːp ɪn hɜːr hɑːrt wʊd ˈnevər ˈhæpən/
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Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.
Line 5
Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.
/ðoʊ ˈevriθɪŋ siːmd dʒʌst ðə seɪm æz wen hiː hæd left oʊld pleɪs ˈevriθɪŋ wɑːz ˈdɪfərənt boʊθ ɪn ə ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl ənd məˈtɪriəl sens/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

different adjective US /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading “Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.”

Friday noun US /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading “Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.”

happen verb US /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading “Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.”

lives noun US /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.”

material adjective US /məˈtɪriəl/

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading “Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.”

remembered verb US /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading “Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.”

sense noun US /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading “Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.”

spiritual adjective US /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading “Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.”

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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 Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

Betty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

Godfrey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

materialadjectiveUS /məˈtɪriəl/

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

PlacenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

Radmore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Godfrey Radmore was coming back--coming back into her life, and into all their lives.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

Tosswill

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Betty Tosswill sat up in bed and told herself that it was Friday morning.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Then she remembered what it was that was going to happen to-day.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Though everything seemed just the same as when he had left Old Place, everything was different, both in a spiritual and material sense.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was something that she had thought, deep in her heart, would never happen.

Chapter 5 of What Timmy Did by Marie Belloc Lowndes holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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Chapter 5 holds 109 sentences of What Timmy Did, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in What Timmy Did

Words and structures a reader meets early in What Timmy Did, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

While
A word that appears in the opening chapter of What Timmy Did; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Janet
A word that appears in the opening chapter of What Timmy Did; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tosswill
A word that appears in the opening chapter of What Timmy Did; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thinking
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