Chapter 12 of Aunt Madge's Story is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Aunt Madge's Story is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETTER THAN KITTENS. Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life. Father, especially, looked really overjoyed. "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser. "O, please catch that kitten."
Chapter 12 of Aunt Madge's Story is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “"How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “"How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.”
with the head foremost
From this reading “"How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.”
young domestic cat
From this reading “"O, please catch that kitten."”
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading “BETTER THAN KITTENS.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.”
extremely joyful
From this reading “Father, especially, looked really overjoyed.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.”
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.
(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 Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading BETTER THAN KITTENS.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "O, please catch that kitten."
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Father, especially, looked really overjoyed.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father, especially, looked really overjoyed.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
with the head foremost
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
and nothing more
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
young domestic cat
From this reading "O, please catch that kitten."
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading BETTER THAN KITTENS.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Father, especially, looked really overjoyed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, please catch that kitten."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
above and across; more than
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
extremely joyful
From this reading Father, especially, looked really overjoyed.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "O, please catch that kitten."
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Father, especially, looked really overjoyed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BETTER THAN KITTENS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O, please catch that kitten."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How they must have missed me!" thought I, springing out of the coach and falling headlong over old Towser.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, they seemed just as glad to see me as if I was the Queen of England, and had been gone all the days of my life.
Chapter 12 of Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 12 holds 116 sentences of Aunt Madge's Story, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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