Chapter 7 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters. _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters. _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy. _Sol_ _La_ugh at your mamma, so! _La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.
Chapter 7 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading “_La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.”
a special loved one
From this reading ““_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading ““_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.”
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading ““_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “_Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “_Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.”
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading “_Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.”
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading _La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Sol_ _La_ugh at your mamma, so!
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading _La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.
a special loved one
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading _La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _Sol_ _La_ugh at your mamma, so!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading _Sol_ _La_ugh at your mamma, so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy.
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy.
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading _La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Sol_ _La_ugh at your mamma, so!
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Do_n’t pin-prick my darling dolly, _Do_ _Re_spect my domestic matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading _Re_ _Me_thinks she grows melancholy, _Mi_ _Fa_st as her sawdust scatters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sol_ _La_ugh at your mamma, so!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _La_ _Se_al up your eyes all cozy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Fa_ _Sol_e rose of your mamma’s posy.
Chapter 7 of In Sunny Spain with Pilarica and Rafael by Katharine Lee Bates holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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