Year: 2020
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SOMEBODY’S LUGGAGE by Charles Dickens (read and download)
Author: Charles DickensSOMEBODY’S LUGGAGECHAPTER I–HIS LEAVING IT TILL CALLED FORThe writer of these humble lines being a Waiter, and having come of a family of Waiters, and owning at the present time five brothers who are all Waiters, and likewise an only sister who is a Waitress, would wish to…
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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (read online)
In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London. From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses. The first day Holmes had…
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The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (read)
In recording from time to time some of the curious experiences and interesting recollections which I associate with my long and intimate friendship with Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I have continually been faced by difficulties caused by his own aversion to publicity. To his sombre and cynical spirit all popular applause…
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The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens (read online)
The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens CHAPTER I – Part The First Once upon a time, it matters little when, and in stalwart England, it matters little where, a fierce battle was fought. It was fought upon a long summer day when the waving grass was green. Many a…
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THE CHIMES by Charles Dickens (read online)
THE CHIMES Charles Dickens CHAPTER I–First Quarter. Here are not many people–and as it is desirable that a story- teller and a story-reader should establish a mutual understanding as soon as possible, I beg it to be noticed that I confine this observation neither to young people nor to little…
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THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND by H. G. WELLS (read)
THE COUNTRY OF THE BLINDH. G. WELLSThree hundred miles and more from Chimborazo, one hundred from the snows of Cotopaxi, in the wildest wastes of Ecuador’s Andes, there lies that mysterious mountain valley, cut off from the world of men, the Country of the Blind. Long years ago that valley…
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The Dryad by Hans Christian Andersen (1868 read online)
WE are travelling to Paris to the Exhibition. Now we are there. That was a journey, a flight without magic. We flew on the wings of steam over the sea and across the land. Yes, our time is the time of fairy tales. We are in the midst of Paris,…
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The Great Sea-Serpent A New Wonder Story by Hans Christian Andersen(read)
THERE was a little fish—a salt-water fish—of good family: I don’t recall the name—you will have to get that from the learned people. This little fish had eighteen hundred brothers and sisters all just as old as he; they did not know their father and mother, and were obliged to…
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The October Game by Ray Bradbury (read)
Ray Bradbury. The October GameHe put the gun back into the bureau drawer and shut the drawer. No, not that way. Louise wouldn’t suffer. It was very important that this thing have, above all duration. Duration through imagination. How to prolong the suffering? How, first of all, to bring it…
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The Two-Centimeter Demon by Isaac Asimov (read)
The Two-Centimeter Demon. Isaac Asimov I met George at a literrary convention a good many years ago, and was struck by the peculiar look of innocence and candor upon his round middle-aged face. He was the kind of person, I decided at once, to whom you would give your wallet…
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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury (read online)
Ray Bradbury. The Veldt “George, I wish you’d look at the nursery.” “What’s wrong with it?” “I don’t know.” “Well, then.” “I just want you to look at it, is all, or call a psychologist in tolook at it.” “What would a psychologist want with a nursery?” “You know very…
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The Story Behind The “Foundation” by Isaac Asimov
The Story Behind The “Foundation” Isaac Asimov The date was August 1, 1941. World War II had been raging for two years. France had fallen, the Battle of Britain had been fought, and the Soviet Union had just been invaded by Nazi Germany. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was four…
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Young Zaphod Plays It Safe by Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams. Young Zaphod Plays It Safe A large flying craft moved swiftly across the surface of anastoundingly beautiful sea. From mid-morning onwards it plied back and forth in great widening arcs, and at last attracted the attention of the local islanders, a peaceful, sea-food loving people who gathered on…
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Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott (read online)
Flower Fablesby Louisa May Alcott“Pondering shadows, colors, clouds Grass-buds, and caterpillar shrouds Boughs on which the wild bees settle, Tints that spot the violet’s petal.” EMERSON’S WOOD-NOTES. TO ELLEN EMERSON, FOR WHOM THEY WERE FANCIED, THESE FLOWER FABLES ARE INSCRIBED, BY HER FRIEND, THE AUTHOR.Boston, Dec. 9, 1854.ContentsThe Frost King:…
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Read Short Stories for Children
Read and download Short Stories for ChildrenThe wind and the sunOnce the Wind and the Sun had an argument. “I am stronger than you,” said the Wind. “No, you are not,” said the Sun. Just at that moment they saw a traveler walking across the road. He was wrapped in…
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Comparison of British dialects
Cockney is probably the second most famous British accent. It originated in the East End of London, but shares many features with and influences other dialects in that region.Features:· Raised vowel in words like trap and cat so these sounds like “trep” and “cet.”· Non-rhoticity: see explanation above under Received…
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Classification of the modern territorial dialects
Classification of the modern territorial dialectsof modern English regional dialects presents serious difficulties, since their boundaries are characterized by a large fluctuation, and locales are increasingly invading the area of distribution of dialectal speech. One of the most serious effort was undertaken by Ellis. [4; 86] Although this classification is…
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Standards and dialectal speech
are not simply cold linguistic systems studied in grammar books, but rather, tools for human communication. Therefore, as a human phenomenon, language is endowed with the spontaneous and ever-changing nature typical of us human beings. It is thanks to this medium that we can establish social relationships with other people,…
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Key factors influencing the formation of dialect speech
history of development of any language is closely connected with history of development of the people speaking in this language. Therefore to study formation and development of this or that language it is impossible in a separation from deep studying of history of the state and the people. In this…
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The concept and essence of dialects
study of dialects offers a fascinating approach to learning about language. Ideally, by learning about how language varies geographically and socially, students will come to understand at least two basic facts about language: 1) that language changes over time, and 2) that language use is linked to social identity.variation, or…
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Download English style tests
1. When we intentionally omit words from an original text, we replace them with ? – hyphen – ellipsis mark – dot – space 2. For what purposes do we use the ellipsis? – to indicate a pause in the flow of the sentence – to introduce further details –…
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Download English grammar tests
What kind of verb is “to be”?+“To be” is the most common verb in the English language. “To be” is the most separate verb in the English language.“To be” is the most compound verb in the English language.“To be” is the most modal verb in the English language.2 Verb “to…
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Test from English grammar
Test from grammar Choose the correct answer 1.He’s got __ money.+a) a lot of b) much c) many d) a few 2. Is there __ ice in the fridge a)many +b) much c) a few d) a lot of3.Can we have __ pepper on our potatoes ?+a) a little b)…
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The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells read online
The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells [1898] I The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the…
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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde read online
Oscar Wilde. The Canterville Ghost I When Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, bought CantervilleChase, every one told him he was doing a very foolish thing, as there was nodoubt at all that the place was haunted. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself,who was a man of the most punctilious honour,…
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The Awful German Language by Mark Twain read online
Mark Twain. The Awful German Language A little learning makes the whole world kin.Proverbs XXXII, 7 I went often to look at the collection of curiosities in HeidelbergCastle, and one day I surprised the keeper of it with my German. I spokeentirely in that language. He was greatly interested; and…
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The Gerund
§ 16. The gerund developed from the verbal noun, which in course of time became verbalized preserving at the same time its nominal character.The gerund is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the stem of the verb, and coincides in form with Participle I.§ 17. The double nature of…
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All about Verb
THE VERB§ 1. The verb is a part of speech which denotes an action. The verb has the following grammatical categories: person, number, tense, aspect, voice and mood. These categories can be expressed by means of affixes, inner flexion (change of the root vowel) and by form words.Verbs may be…
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Full English Regular verbs / феълҳои дурусти забони англиси
REGULAR VERBS / ФЕЪЛҲОИ ДУРУСТ to manage [‘mænidʒ] идора кардан to accept [ək ‘sept] қабул кардан, розӣ шудан to ache [eik] дард кардан to acknowledge иқрор кардан, дарк кардан to act [ækt] рафтор кардан, иҷро кардан to admit [əd ‘mit] иҷозат додан to adore [ə’do:] парастидан, беҳад дӯст доштан to…
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