Chapter 5 of A Little Hero is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Little Hero is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Papa, papa! oh, come quickly! There's some one drowning in the lake. And oh! I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring. He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
Chapter 5 of A Little Hero is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “There's some one drowning in the lake.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “There's some one drowning in the lake.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!”
with speed
From this reading “"Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!”
done under pressure
From this reading “I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.”
on a floor above
From this reading “He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.”
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.
exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.”
In this reading “He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.”
In this reading “I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.”
In this reading “There's some one drowning in the lake.”
In this reading “"Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And oh!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
with speed
From this reading "Papa, papa! oh, come quickly!
done under pressure
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
having a supporting base
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's some one drowning in the lake.
on a floor above
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
at the time that
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
a Caucasian
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was standing in the hall when Jeff rushed down-stairs and out of the front door, with his face all white and his eyes staring.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He must have seen from upstairs--he was standing at the window, you know.
Chapter 5 of A Little Hero by H. Musgrave holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 5 holds 78 sentences of A Little Hero, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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