Chapter 11 of Five Little Peppers Abroad is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Five Little Peppers Abroad is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly. "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre." "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly. "Well, it's too early for us to take it in," said Tom. "Come, I'm for the Venus de Milo.
Chapter 11 of Five Little Peppers Abroad is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."”
with superficial plausibility
From this reading “"It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.”
in a listless manner
From this reading “"Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly.”
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading “"Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."”
small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
From this reading “"Come, I'm for the Venus de Milo.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “"Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."”
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading “"Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “"Come, I'm for the Venus de Milo.”
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From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Come, I'm for the Venus de Milo.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, it's too early for us to take it in," said Tom.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
with superficial plausibility
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, I'm for the Venus de Milo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it's too early for us to take it in," said Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
in a listless manner
From this reading "Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly.
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
From this reading "Come, I'm for the Venus de Milo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly.
an educational institution
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
carry out
From this reading "Well, it's too early for us to take it in," said Tom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are they?" said poor Polly, listlessly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
male cat
From this reading "Well, it's too early for us to take it in," said Tom.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Well, it's too early for us to take it in," said Tom.
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading "Come, I'm for the Venus de Milo.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it's too early for us to take it in," said Tom.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, they are," said Adela, twitching her sleeve, "and Mademoiselle brings us in this room every single time we come to the Louvre."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's the early French school, you know," she brought up glibly.
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