Chapter XXX of Cricket, “Left Behind,” is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXX
Chapter XXX of Cricket, “Left Behind,” is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The children’s voices died away in the distance. Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler. “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head. “That’s a sight better. That sofy pillow, ’taint very soft.
Chapter XXX of Cricket, “Left Behind,” is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “cricket” — leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
a Dravidian language spoken in south central India
From this reading “Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading ““There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading ““There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.”
the state of being contaminated
From this reading “That sofy pillow, ’taint very soft.”
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading “Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “The children’s voices died away in the distance.”
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In this reading ““There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.”
become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “The children’s voices died away in the distance.”
In this reading “The children’s voices died away in the distance.”
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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 Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The children’s voices died away in the distance.
(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 “That’s a sight better.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children’s voices died away in the distance.
possessive form of “cricket” — leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
a special loved one
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The children’s voices died away in the distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The children’s voices died away in the distance.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The children’s voices died away in the distance.
a Dravidian language spoken in south central India
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “That’s a sight better.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That sofy pillow, ’taint very soft.
the state of being contaminated
From this reading That sofy pillow, ’taint very soft.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That sofy pillow, ’taint very soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s a sight better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children’s voices died away in the distance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “There, now, dearie,” she said, setting down her tumbler, and slipping the big, soft pillow under Cricket’s head.
precisely as stated
From this reading That sofy pillow, ’taint very soft.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The children’s voices died away in the distance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently the door opened carefully, and ’Manda came in, with a big pillow and a tumbler.
Chapter 30 of Cricket by Elizabeth Weston Timlow holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 30 holds 156 sentences of Cricket, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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