Chapter 5 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell. “Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie. “I may use that some time. No,” triumphantly, “it’s a frog from the Frog Pond.” “Je-hoshaphat!” exclaimed Wendell.
Chapter 5 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading “A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.”
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading ““Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.”
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading ““Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.”
a small lake
From this reading “No,” triumphantly, “it’s a frog from the Frog Pond.””
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “No,” triumphantly, “it’s a frog from the Frog Pond.””
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 ““I may use that some time.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Je-hoshaphat!” exclaimed Wendell.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Je-hoshaphat!” exclaimed Wendell.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I may use that some time.
not any; not one
From this reading No,” triumphantly, “it’s a frog from the Frog Pond.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading “Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.
a small lake
From this reading No,” triumphantly, “it’s a frog from the Frog Pond.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I may use that some time.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
express a supposition
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I may use that some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, that’s not bad,” conceded the Pixie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I may use that some time.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading No,” triumphantly, “it’s a frog from the Frog Pond.”
the act of using
From this reading “I may use that some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON “I suppose it’s a beacon from Beacon Hill,” said Wendell.
Chapter 5 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 5 holds 144 sentences of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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