Chapter 11 of A little maid of Picardy is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A little maid of Picardy is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing. The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there. She sat up in bed. “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot. But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
Chapter 11 of A little maid of Picardy is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading ““Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.”
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading “The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.”
having been got the better of
From this reading “But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.”
slightly wet
From this reading “But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.”
a disparaging term for a British person
From this reading ““Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.”
a result
From this reading “But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.”
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 ““Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.”
In this reading “A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.”
In this reading “But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.”
In this reading “She sat up in bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She sat up in bed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
having been got the better of
From this reading But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
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From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
not able to be found
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
slightly wet
From this reading But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
not any; not one
From this reading But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
a disparaging term for a British person
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
a result
From this reading But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up in bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up in bed.
with low volume
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But no moist little tongue licked her hand in response.
in the direction of
From this reading “Pom Pom” she called softly, feeling along the edge of her cot and reaching over toward the foot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The little furry ball always curled up at her feet was not there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading A DOG AND HIS DAY It was in the middle of the night that Lucie woke with a consciousness of something missing.
Chapter 11 of A little maid of Picardy by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
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