Chapter 15 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TONDA'S STORY. "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila. "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things! Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila. I wonder what a city can be like."
Chapter 15 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “"TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.”
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading “Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.”
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 “TONDA'S STORY.”
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading “"You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder what a city can be like."”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “"You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!”
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.
In this reading “"You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!”
In this reading “Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.”
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 I wonder what a city can be like."
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wonder what a city can be like."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I wonder what a city can be like."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
divisible by two
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder what a city can be like."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I wonder what a city can be like."
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
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 TONDA'S STORY.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
express in words
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father says you have even been to the great city of Manila.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TONDA'S STORY.
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder what a city can be like."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder what a city can be like."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have travelled so far and seen such wonderful things!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "TONDA, do tell us some of your adventures," begged Alila.
Chapter 15 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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 15 holds 37 sentences of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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