Chapter 6 of Windfalls is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Windfalls is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane. “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked. 'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night. That's jest what' e's earned. Three bob.
Chapter 6 of Windfalls is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading ““Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.”
possessive form of “e” — a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading ““Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.”
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading “'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading ““Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.”
past form of “overwork” — use too much
From this reading ““Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.”
unpleasantly
From this reading ““Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.”
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading ““Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.”
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
From this reading ““Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.”
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In this reading ““Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.”
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From this reading “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
for the reason that
From this reading “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading 'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading 'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night.
possessive form of “e” — a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading 'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading That's jest what' e's earned.
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
past form of “overwork” — use too much
From this reading “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.
unpleasantly
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's jest what' e's earned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'E ain't earned more than three bob to-night.
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, genelmen, it ain't because 'e's overworked.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “Hope they'll get better horses than this,” for we are crawling painfully up the tortuous reaches of West End Lane.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's jest what' e's earned.
Chapter 6 of Windfalls by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner holds 427 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.
Chapter 6 holds 427 sentences of Windfalls, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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