Chapter 11 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight. “Here,” she said. The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes. “He isn’t here,” said the Giant. “No,” said his wife.
Chapter 11 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.”
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.”
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading “THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.”
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading “THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.”
past form of “yank” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.”
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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be restored
In this reading “THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.”
In this reading “The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.”
In this reading “The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
anew
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here,” she said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No,” said his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He isn’t here,” said the Giant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Here,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here,” she said.
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “No,” said his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS The Stepmother went out and came back with a flashlight.
past form of “yank” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading The Giant flashed it into the closet, yanked out the trunk, flashed the light in again, straight into Wendell’s face, as he crouched there half-covered by old clothes.
Chapter 11 of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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 11 holds 64 sentences of It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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