Chapter 5 of Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder. "A brand snatched from the burnin'. Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement. "Then you went to find your wife? How?
Chapter 5 of Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a name given to a product or service
From this reading “"A brand snatched from the burnin'.”
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading “Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.”
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.”
a shout or song of praise to God
From this reading “Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.”
-ing form of “seesaw” — ride on a plank
From this reading “Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.”
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “"Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “"A brand snatched from the burnin'.”
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading “"Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.”
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 "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading "A brand snatched from the burnin'.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A brand snatched from the burnin'.
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Then you went to find your wife?
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A brand snatched from the burnin'.
a shout or song of praise to God
From this reading Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
-ing form of “seesaw” — ride on a plank
From this reading Hallelujah!" chanted Flint, seesawing with excitement.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading "A brand snatched from the burnin'.
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A brand snatched from the burnin'.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you went to find your wife?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then you went to find your wife?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then you went to find your wife?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Then you went to find your wife?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you went to find your wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil Beaufort, you're a brick!" cried Dick, with a sounding slap on his comrade's shoulder.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you went to find your wife?
Chapter 5 of Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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