Chapter 4 of A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go away, children! I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers. "What in the world do you want here? I thought you were all in bed!" "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
Chapter 4 of A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “"Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “"Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.”
hard to endure
From this reading “"Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.”
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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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “"Go away, children!”
In this reading “"What in the world do you want here?”
In this reading “I thought you were all in bed!"”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
(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 thought you were all in bed!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Go away, children!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I thought you were all in bed!"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Go away, children!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What in the world do you want here?
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go away, children!
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What in the world do you want here?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What in the world do you want here?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
above and across; more than
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were all in bed!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
hard to endure
From this reading "Hear him, Periwinkle, trying to talk like a grown man!" said Primrose.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What in the world do you want here?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were all in bed!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What in the world do you want here?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "What in the world do you want here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't be troubled with you now!" cried the student, looking over his shoulder, with the pen between his fingers.
Chapter 4 of A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 416 sentences of A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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