Chapter 2 of A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps. She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look. She made another step, then stopped again. "I am quite well," she said. "I could walk a mile.
Chapter 2 of A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"I could walk a mile.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.”
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.”
made afraid
From this reading “She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.”
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 She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
anew
From this reading She made another step, then stopped again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am quite well," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She made another step, then stopped again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could walk a mile.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am quite well," she said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made another step, then stopped again.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "I could walk a mile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I am quite well," she said.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am quite well," she said.
made afraid
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She made another step, then stopped again.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She made another step, then stopped again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She made another step, then stopped again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The little Pilgrim raised her up, holding her by her hands; and she stood and gazed round about her, making one or two doubtful steps.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "I could walk a mile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I am quite well," she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
but in spite of that
From this reading She was very pale, and the light was dim; her eyes peered into it with a scared yet eager look.
Chapter 2 of A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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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