Chapter 7 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw. "Oh! Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round. What did I say?--What an awful day. I wish I were dead."
Chapter 7 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “What did I say?--What an awful day.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.”
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading “PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.”
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading “PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.”
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 “Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.”
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 PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What did I say?--What an awful day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading What did I say?--What an awful day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What did I say?--What an awful day.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I wish I were dead."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did I say?--What an awful day.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
the act of departing
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
express in words
From this reading What did I say?--What an awful day.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish I were dead."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Pony, Pony, what a fool I am--my head was going round and round.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I were dead."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading PRIZE PIGS AND THEIR DOG FRIENDS He was sobbing his young soul out on a heap of straw.
Chapter 7 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar by Marshall Saunders holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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.
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