Chapter 5 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’ But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door. ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’ STEVE. ‘It is my landlady’s.
Chapter 5 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’”
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is my landlady’s.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It is my landlady’s.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘It is my landlady’s.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
in or at that place or location
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
Chapter 5 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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