Chapter 4 of The Little Match Girl is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Little Match Girl is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Farewell! Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept. Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all. He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam. FIFTH STORY.
Chapter 4 of The Little Match Girl is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “FIFTH STORY.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.”
the state of lacking unity
From this reading “Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.”
a ray of sunlight
From this reading “He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.”
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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 He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
(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 Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell!
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading FIFTH STORY.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
the state of lacking unity
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
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 FIFTH STORY.
a ray of sunlight
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.
Chapter 4 of The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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 482 sentences of The Little Match Girl, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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