Chapter 7 of What's Mine's Mine — Complete is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of What's Mine's Mine — Complete is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ME. SERCOMBE. The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley. Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him. "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
Chapter 7 of What's Mine's Mine — Complete is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grain of barley
From this reading “The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “"I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.”
a landowner
From this reading “The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.”
the first light of day
From this reading “The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.”
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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 Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
later than; following
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
a grain of barley
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
a movement into or inward
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
in a willing manner
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
a landowner
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ME.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SERCOMBE.
in the near future
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
the first light of day
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I had a comical interview this morning," said the chief, entering the kitchen at dinner-time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, soon after sunrise, the laird began to cut his barley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ian would gladly have helped, but Alister had a notion that such labour was not fit for him.
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