Chapter 4 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHRISTENING. ALILA was christened soon after he was born. Dear me, what a time that was! The festival lasted several days. There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
Chapter 4 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.”
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.”
past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading “ALILA was christened soon after he was born.”
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading “THE CHRISTENING.”
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading “The festival lasted several days.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.”
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading “The festival lasted several days.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.”
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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In this reading “The festival lasted several days.”
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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 Dear me, what a time that was!
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
later than; following
From this reading ALILA was christened soon after he was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALILA was christened soon after he was born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
brought into existence
From this reading ALILA was christened soon after he was born.
past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading ALILA was christened soon after he was born.
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading THE CHRISTENING.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The festival lasted several days.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear me, what a time that was!
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading The festival lasted several days.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALILA was christened soon after he was born.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The festival lasted several days.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear me, what a time that was!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The festival lasted several days.
in the near future
From this reading ALILA was christened soon after he was born.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear me, what a time that was!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHRISTENING.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dear me, what a time that was!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALILA was christened soon after he was born.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dear me, what a time that was!
Chapter 4 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 32 sentences of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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