Chapter 1 of Chicken Little Jane on the Big John is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Chicken Little Jane on the Big John is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Made in U. S. A. Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat. She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes. Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts. She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.
Chapter 1 of Chicken Little Jane on the Big John is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.”
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading “She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.”
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading “Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.”
plural of “doughnut” — a toroidal shape
From this reading “She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.”
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading “She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.”
possessive form of “morton” — United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.”
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading “She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.”
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 “She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.”
In this reading “She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.”
In this reading “She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.”
In this reading “She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.”
In this reading “She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.”
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 Made in U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
plural of “doughnut” — a toroidal shape
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
possessive form of “morton” — United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading She was frying doughnuts over a hot stove and had been calling Chicken Little at intervals for the past ten minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Providence did not seem to have designed Mrs. Morton for frying doughnuts.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very sensitive to heat and had little taste for cooking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Morton's face was flushed with the heat.
Chapter 1 of Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Lily Munsell Ritchie holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 1 holds 247 sentences of Chicken Little Jane on the Big John, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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