Chapter 5 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute. It was the little Marionette who was not in time. It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend. The little girl looked at her with some reproach. "It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.
Chapter 5 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “The little girl looked at her with some reproach.”
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading “It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little girl looked at her with some reproach.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
a young female
From this reading The little girl looked at her with some reproach.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the little Marionette who was not in time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the little Marionette who was not in time.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was the little Marionette who was not in time.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The little girl looked at her with some reproach.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading It was the little Marionette who was not in time.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the little Marionette who was not in time.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading The little girl looked at her with some reproach.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The little girl looked at her with some reproach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was the little Marionette who was not in time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was quite five minutes before she tripped up the counter and greeted her little friend.
precisely as stated
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
which person or people
From this reading It was the little Marionette who was not in time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little girl looked at her with some reproach.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The next day she was as good as her word, arriving to the very minute.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is _you_ who are late, not I," she said.
Chapter 5 of Adventures in Toyland by Edith King Hall holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 151 sentences of Adventures in Toyland, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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