Chapter 16 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRANGE NEIGHBOURS. YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound. She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people. When he had told her all his adventures, he said: "Oh, mother, I want to go again.
Chapter 16 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 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 “When he had told her all his adventures, he said:”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.”
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “STRANGE NEIGHBOURS.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.”
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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anew
In this reading “YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
anew
From this reading "Oh, mother, I want to go again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, mother, I want to go again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, mother, I want to go again.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading STRANGE NEIGHBOURS.
not divisible by two
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mother, I want to go again.
on one occasion
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading STRANGE NEIGHBOURS.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She kissed him tenderly in the odd fashion of her people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, mother, I want to go again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
at the time that
From this reading When he had told her all his adventures, he said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU can imagine how glad Alila's mother was to see him back once more, safe and sound.
Chapter 16 of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 16 holds 68 sentences of Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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