Chapter 8 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What do you mean?” said Carl. “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.” “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking. “It isn’t!” said Carl. For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
Chapter 8 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading ““That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ““I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.””
a youthful male person
From this reading “For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.””
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.””
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““What do you mean?” said Carl.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading ““That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.”
close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading ““That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.””
In this reading ““That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.”
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
In this reading ““I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.””
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 For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
a youthful male person
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you mean?” said Carl.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean?” said Carl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t!” said Carl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t!” said Carl.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean?” said Carl.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
on one occasion
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What do you mean?” said Carl.
close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For he had more than once known his mother call him a “pretty boy.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
precisely as stated
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean?” said Carl.
at the time that
From this reading “I mean that when you have looked at me you have got the best of me.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That’s very apt to be the way with pretty things,” said the stocking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean?” said Carl.
Chapter 8 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking by Susan Warner holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 399 sentences of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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