Chapter 15 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once. "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him. Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet. "A man gave 'em to me," he said.
Chapter 15 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.”
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading “"Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.”
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading “FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.”
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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 Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "A man gave 'em to me," he said.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "A man gave 'em to me," he said.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A man gave 'em to me," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A man gave 'em to me," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
on one occasion
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A man gave 'em to me," he said.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
up to a particular time
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRITZ'S KITTENS Of course Meg's attention was held at once.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie wriggled along the ground till he was a safe distance from Bobby, then scrambled to his feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you get any kittens, Charlie?" she asked, half inclined not to believe him.
Chapter 15 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School by Mabel C. Hawley holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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