Chapter 10 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark. But the little Marionette was not to be found. "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl. "Our last time! And after she has promised not to be late!"
Chapter 10 of Adventures in Toyland is here in full — 627 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.”
a young female
From this reading “The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “And after she has promised not to be late!"”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.”
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading “The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “And after she has promised not to be late!"”
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later than; following
From this reading And after she has promised not to be late!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after she has promised not to be late!"
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the little Marionette was not to be found.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the little Marionette was not to be found.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
set up or found
From this reading But the little Marionette was not to be found.
a young female
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And after she has promised not to be late!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.
immediately past
From this reading "Our last time!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading And after she has promised not to be late!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading But the little Marionette was not to be found.
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From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the little Marionette was not to be found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our last time!
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading And after she has promised not to be late!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
in the near future
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Our last time!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "This is too bad of her!" said the little girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the little Marionette was not to be found.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next evening, as soon as the little girl came in, she went to their meeting-place by the Noah's Ark.
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Chapter 10 holds 627 sentences of Adventures in Toyland, unabridged, divided into 126 reading sections.
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