Chapter 9 of Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick! I am so frightened!" "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face. "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears. "Little Missa not cry," said Kadok.
Chapter 9 of Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “"What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.”
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “"What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!”
made afraid
From this reading “I am so frightened!"”
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “"What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.”
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In this reading “"Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “"Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.”
In this reading “"Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.”
In this reading “"What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.”
In this reading “HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!”
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 HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so frightened!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
eagerly desirous
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Little Missa not cry," said Kadok.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
made afraid
From this reading I am so frightened!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am so frightened!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Little Missa not cry," said Kadok.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so frightened!"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "Oh, a strange Black looked at me and ran away!" she said, bursting into tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING IN A CAVE SHE heard Kadok's voice and called to him excitedly, "Oh, Kadok, come quick!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What matter, little Missa?" asked Kadok as he parted the bushes and looked at her with anxious face.
Chapter 9 of Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin by Mary F., -1930 Nixon-Roulet holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 9 holds 193 sentences of Jean, Our Little Australian Cousin, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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