Chapter 10 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOREST AND STREAM. THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba. The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it. There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year. Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
Chapter 10 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.”
plural of “cocoanut” — large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading “There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.”
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading “The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.”
the lowest brass wind instrument
From this reading “THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
by a factor of three
In this reading “There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.”
In this reading “Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOREST AND STREAM.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
plural of “cocoanut” — large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading FOREST AND STREAM.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
assemble or get together
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading FOREST AND STREAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The fruit is allowed to ripen on these trees, and it is the boy's duty to gather it.
the lowest brass wind instrument
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
except if; if not
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
in or at the place that
From this reading THERE is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Alila does not need to climb the trees for them unless he wishes.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading There is a new growth of cocoanuts three times a year.
Chapter 10 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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 10 holds 52 sentences of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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