Chapter 36 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOLWOOD OR MARLEY? 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen. Very handsome, is it not?' 'Beautiful, but surely very costly.' 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
Chapter 36 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “'Beautiful, but surely very costly.'”
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading “'Beautiful, but surely very costly.'”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Very handsome, is it not?'”
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading “HOLWOOD OR MARLEY?”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.”
past form of “plate” — coat with a layer of metal
From this reading “'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “'Beautiful, but surely very costly.'”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading 'Beautiful, but surely very costly.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Beautiful, but surely very costly.'
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading 'Beautiful, but surely very costly.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Very handsome, is it not?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOLWOOD OR MARLEY?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very handsome, is it not?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very handsome, is it not?'
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
From this reading HOLWOOD OR MARLEY?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Very handsome, is it not?'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HOLWOOD OR MARLEY?
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
past form of “plate” — coat with a layer of metal
From this reading 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading 'Beautiful, but surely very costly.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very handsome, is it not?'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'It is costly, my dear, as it is plated, but not so costly as it would be were it silver.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'My dear Sylvana, I wish you particularly to look at this tureen.
Chapter 36 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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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