Chapter 6 of Woodbarrow Farm: Play in Three Acts is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Woodbarrow Farm: Play in Three Acts is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Allen. Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young. (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex. (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha! Ha!
Chapter 6 of Woodbarrow Farm: Play in Three Acts is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “Allen.”
furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
From this reading “(_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!”
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “(_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “(_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.”
a gaudy outward display
From this reading “(_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!”
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading “(_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.”
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading “Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.”
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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From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Allen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.
furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.
a gaudy outward display
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading (_Crosses R., opens and reads letter._) Dex.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
precisely as stated
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
at the time that
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
which person or people
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading (_Who is very much wrapped and buttoned up, laughs with much ostentation._) Ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Ah, they usen’t to wrap ’em up so much when I wur young.
Chapter 6 of Woodbarrow Farm: Play in Three Acts by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of Woodbarrow Farm: Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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