Chapter 7 of Lily's birthday is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Lily's birthday is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BILLY'S CLEAN FACE. I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy. She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson. "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children. Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
Chapter 7 of Lily's birthday is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “BILLY'S CLEAN FACE.”
possessive form of “billy” — a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “BILLY'S CLEAN FACE.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “BILLY'S CLEAN FACE.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.”
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.
In this reading “Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.”
In this reading “"This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.”
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.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
possessive form of “billy” — a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading BILLY'S CLEAN FACE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading BILLY'S CLEAN FACE.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading BILLY'S CLEAN FACE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
set up or found
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
a unit of instruction
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
express in words
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She seated him among the scholars, by her side, and then gave him his second lesson.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This was the story of the Saviour's love to little children.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
at the time that
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Billy sat with parted lips, and listened as if for his life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I CAN'T tell you how surprised Miss Allen was, when she found this was really Billy.
Chapter 7 of Lily's birthday by Madeline Leslie holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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 7 holds 38 sentences of Lily's birthday, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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