Chapter 1 of It's Raining Frogs! is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of It's Raining Frogs! is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT'S RAINING FROGS! George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky. But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter! "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs.... Wise men have tried other ways.
Chapter 1 of It's Raining Frogs! is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state or fact of existing
From this reading “"_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!”
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “IT'S RAINING FROGS!”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “IT'S RAINING FROGS!”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “Wise men have tried other ways.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Wise men have tried other ways.”
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.
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take and lift upward
In this reading “"_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....”
In this reading “George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.”
(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
In this reading “Wise men have tried other ways.”
In this reading “But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!”
In this reading “Wise men have tried other ways.”
In this reading “George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.”
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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 George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
rid of obstructions
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
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From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading IT'S RAINING FROGS!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
a young female
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT'S RAINING FROGS!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
the force of workers available
From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading IT'S RAINING FROGS!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George didn't like the idea of little red frogs raining down on him from a clear sky.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But a pretty girl falling into his arms was quite another matter!
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "_We shall pick up an existence by its frogs....
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Wise men have tried other ways.
Chapter 1 of It's Raining Frogs! by Stephen Marlowe holds 540 sentences, grouped into 108 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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