Chapter 9 of Light for Little Ones is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Light for Little Ones is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VISIT TO ALECK’S GRAVE. THE FATHER’S RETURN. Frankie missed his friend sadly. He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles. He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
Chapter 9 of Light for Little Ones is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading “He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.””
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
plural of “kite” — a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading “He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.”
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
From this reading “He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Frankie missed his friend sadly.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “Frankie missed his friend sadly.”
of the highest quality
From this reading “He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.””
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In this reading “He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.””
In this reading “He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.””
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From this reading THE VISIT TO ALECK’S GRAVE.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE FATHER’S RETURN.
a boy or man
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frankie missed his friend sadly.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Frankie missed his friend sadly.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
death of a person
From this reading THE VISIT TO ALECK’S GRAVE.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frankie missed his friend sadly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
plural of “kite” — a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Frankie missed his friend sadly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
on one occasion
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE FATHER’S RETURN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Frankie missed his friend sadly.
an educational institution
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISIT TO ALECK’S GRAVE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VISIT TO ALECK’S GRAVE.
of the highest quality
From this reading He lost all interest in his school, and did not care for kites, or tops, or marbles.
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
precisely as stated
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading THE VISIT TO ALECK’S GRAVE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He grew pale, and very unlike the once happy little fellow, “With eyes so full of brightness, And lips so rosily red.”
Chapter 9 of Light for Little Ones by Mary F. Waterbury holds 33 sentences, grouped into 7 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 33 sentences of Light for Little Ones, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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