Chapter 7 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEN'S RETURN. The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return. They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen. Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned. He was very vexed and disappointed.
Chapter 7 of Wood Cottage is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “BEN'S RETURN.”
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “BEN'S RETURN.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “He was very vexed and disappointed.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.”
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading “He was very vexed and disappointed.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.”
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.
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In this reading “They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.”
In this reading “They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BEN'S RETURN.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading He was very vexed and disappointed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very vexed and disappointed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading BEN'S RETURN.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tea-time came, and Harry Gray returned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very vexed and disappointed.
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading He was very vexed and disappointed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
in a weary manner
From this reading The afternoon passed wearily to little Kit and her mother, for Ben did not return.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went to the gate many times to look for him, and walked some way up the road, but Ben was not to be seen.
Chapter 7 of Wood Cottage by M. E. (Mary Emma) Drewsen holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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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