Chapter 6 of Wood Magic: A Fable is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Wood Magic: A Fable is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KAPCHACK. "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up. The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room. "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love. "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
Chapter 6 of Wood Magic: A Fable is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “"Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “"Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.”
gregarious birds native to the Old World
From this reading “"Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.”
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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 "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
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From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
dearly loved
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KAPCHACK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
express in words
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Phe-hu," she said, in a flutter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
gregarious birds native to the Old World
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
express in words
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
precisely as stated
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chimney was very old and big, and the sound came down it to his room.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
at the time that
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Q--q--q," Bevis heard a starling say some weeks afterwards on the chimney-top one morning when he woke up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Q--q--q, my dear, I will tell you a secret"--he was talking to his lady-love.
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