Chapter 9 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl: "Good evening. I have thought of a story that will please you." "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly. "Quite right," she replied.
Chapter 9 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “"Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.”
the next day
From this reading “On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I have thought of a story that will please you."”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “I have thought of a story that will please you."”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:”
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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 I have thought of a story that will please you."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
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From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Good evening.
a young female
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good evening.
in a joyous manner
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
the next day
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite right," she replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Quite right," she replied.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Quite right," she replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quite right," she replied.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
express a supposition
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I suppose it ends most happily, doesn't it?" asked Molly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
at the time that
From this reading On the morrow, when the two met as usual, the Marionette said to the little girl:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have thought of a story that will please you."
Chapter 9 of Adventures in Toyland by Edith King Hall holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 9 holds 169 sentences of Adventures in Toyland, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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