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.
They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys. But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance. She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid. "But of what?" asked the puzzled Aaron. "Thou canst not be afraid of 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 71/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 351–355
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “"But of what?" asked the puzzled Aaron.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Thou canst not be afraid of me.”
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"But of what?" asked the puzzled Aaron.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.”
a man who courts a woman
From this reading “She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.”
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading “But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.”
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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 They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading "But of what?" asked the puzzled Aaron.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But of what?" asked the puzzled Aaron.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Thou canst not be afraid of me.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou canst not be afraid of me.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
a state of high honor
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
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From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thou canst not be afraid of me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
not any; not one
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thou canst not be afraid of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "But of what?" asked the puzzled Aaron.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
a man who courts a woman
From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou canst not be afraid of me.
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She had no illusions, no ignorances, and she was afraid, she told her suitor, afraid.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But of what?" asked the puzzled Aaron.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Leah's view of life and marriage was tinged with no glory of romance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would move to a larger flat and he would manage the boys.
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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