Chapter XIX of Young Grandison — volume 1, “WILLIAM _to his_ MOTHER,” is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of Young Grandison — volume 1, “WILLIAM _to his_ MOTHER,” is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives. I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before. What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation. EMILIA. Will not these bees hurt us, Sir?
Chapter XIX of Young Grandison — volume 1, “WILLIAM _to his_ MOTHER,” is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading “We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.”
tropical African herbs
From this reading “EMILIA.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Will not these bees hurt us, Sir?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.”
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 “What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.”
In this reading “I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.”
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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 We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
tropical African herbs
From this reading EMILIA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
be the source of pain
From this reading Will not these bees hurt us, Sir?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Will not these bees hurt us, Sir?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
cut with a saw
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
term of address for a man
From this reading Will not these bees hurt us, Sir?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Will not these bees hurt us, Sir?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will not these bees hurt us, Sir?
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
in or at the place that
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had often heard of bees, but I never saw them work before.
the day immediately before today
From this reading We went yesterday with Dr. Bartlett to visit a farm-house, where there are some bee-hives.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What wonderful little creatures! but I will give you our conversation.
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