Chapter 1 of Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I could swear if I do. I kiss up to God." She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling. "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me. I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
Chapter 1 of Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 35/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 171–175
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the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “I kiss up to God."”
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading “I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I could swear if I do.”
past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air
From this reading “She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.”
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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 She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.
(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 "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could swear if I do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I could swear if I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I kiss up to God."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could swear if I do.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I could swear if I do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading I kiss up to God."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
engage in
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I could swear if I do.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I kiss up to God."
in the direction of
From this reading She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I kiss up to God."
past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air
From this reading She wafted a kiss towards the ceiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got all times a kind feelin' over Sadie, on'y she wouldn't to be glad on me.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I seen yesterday her little brother in the street mit Sadie und she make he shouldn't to talk to me.
Chapter 1 of Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life by Myra Kelly holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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