Chapter 4 of Harriet and the Piper is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Harriet and the Piper is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart. Nina was not there. She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily. "Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud. "He's clever!
Chapter 4 of Harriet and the Piper is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “"Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “"Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “Nina was not there.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.”
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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 Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
anew
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
placed crosswise
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
the act of departing
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Nina was not there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nina was not there.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
a person who is being chased
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
in a stormy or violent manner
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nina was not there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nina was not there.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Oh, he's clever!" she whispered, half aloud.
a Caucasian
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She crossed to the window, and stood there with her hands clasped on her chest, and her breath coming and going stormily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again Harriet fled through the quiet house as if pursued by furies, and again reached her room with white cheeks and a fast-beating heart.
Chapter 4 of Harriet and the Piper by Kathleen Thompson Norris holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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