Chapter 2 of Angel's Christmas, and, Little Dot is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Angel's Christmas, and, Little Dot is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO KNOCKS? THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night. Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire. "Now go to bed, Angel," said her mother. "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
Chapter 2 of Angel's Christmas, and, Little Dot is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.”
possessive form of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.”
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.”
shining unsteadily
From this reading “Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.”
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “WHO KNOCKS?”
press with a mangle
From this reading “THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.”
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 “Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.”
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 "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "Now go to bed, Angel," said her mother.
possessive form of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Now go to bed, Angel," said her mother.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
shining unsteadily
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now go to bed, Angel," said her mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading WHO KNOCKS?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
for more time
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
press with a mangle
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now go to bed, Angel," said her mother.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now go to bed, Angel," said her mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE mangle went on, backwards and forwards, until very late that night.
at the time that
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
which person or people
From this reading WHO KNOCKS?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Little Angel's arms and back ached terribly when the work was finished and she and her mother crept close to the flickering fire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, mother, please let me stop a little longer with you.
Chapter 2 of Angel's Christmas, and, Little Dot by O. F., Mrs. Walton holds 70 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 2 holds 70 sentences of Angel's Christmas, and, Little Dot, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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