Chapter 20 of Chicken Little Jane is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Chicken Little Jane is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack." Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase. "No, that is all right, dear. They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey. Pat is coming for them this morning.
Chapter 20 of Chicken Little Jane is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.”
possessive form of “little” — a small amount or duration
From this reading “Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.”
inflected form of “outgrow” — grow too large or too mature for
From this reading “They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Pat is coming for them this morning.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."”
in a plaintive manner
From this reading “Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."”
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 OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
(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 "No, that is all right, dear.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.
clothing in general
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Pat is coming for them this morning.
dearly loved
From this reading "No, that is all right, dear.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pat is coming for them this morning.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
the act of departing
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, that is all right, dear.
possessive form of “little” — a small amount or duration
From this reading Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Pat is coming for them this morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, that is all right, dear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
inflected form of “outgrow” — grow too large or too mature for
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
arrange in a container
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Pat is coming for them this morning.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
in a plaintive manner
From this reading Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "No, that is all right, dear.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, that is all right, dear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They are things you have outgrown and I am going to give them to Maggie Casey.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pat is coming for them this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Chicken Little's voice floated plaintively down the staircase.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OFF TO THE RANCH "Mother, there's a whole pile of my clothes up here you forgot to pack."
Chapter 20 of Chicken Little Jane by Lily Munsell Ritchie holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 20 holds 132 sentences of Chicken Little Jane, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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