Chapter 4 of Christina and the boys is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Christina and the boys is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day? Really to-day? And will he be about as old as we are? How scrumptious!" "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
Chapter 4 of Christina and the boys is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “"THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?”
a female domestic
From this reading “"His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really to-day?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “"His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “"THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And will he be about as old as we are?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And will he be about as old as we are?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And will he be about as old as we are?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And will he be about as old as we are?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How scrumptious!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
a female domestic
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And will he be about as old as we are?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really to-day?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading How scrumptious!"
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading "His name is Puggy; and Blanche, mother's maid, says he's a terror!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading "THE UNITED KINGDOM" "AND is he coming to-day?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And will he be about as old as we are?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And will he be about as old as we are?
Chapter 4 of Christina and the boys by Amy Le Feuvre holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 4 holds 260 sentences of Christina and the boys, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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