Chapter 10 of Woodburn Grange is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Woodburn Grange is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PIC-NIC ON THE ISLAND. The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic. All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure. “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant. And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
Chapter 10 of Woodburn Grange is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!””
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading ““The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.”
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.”
plural of “heritage” — practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading ““The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.”
in complete agreement
From this reading “All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.”
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.
In this reading “The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.”
In this reading “THE PIC-NIC ON THE ISLAND.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
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From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
an outlying farm
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
plural of “heritage” — practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE PIC-NIC ON THE ISLAND.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PIC-NIC ON THE ISLAND.
and nothing more
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PIC-NIC ON THE ISLAND.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
term of address for a man
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIC-NIC ON THE ISLAND.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And only to think of their bringing out Sir Emanuel Clavering so!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Heritages,” said Mr. Woodburn, “seemed to have thought of everything capable of making the evening pleasant.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
in complete agreement
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All were unanimous in their expressions of pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning, at breakfast, at Woodburn Grange, the Friends’ party was the great topic.
Chapter 10 of Woodburn Grange by William Howitt holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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 10 holds 259 sentences of Woodburn Grange, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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