Chapter 7 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONG STORIES TO TELL. IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then! She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars. "O father!" she said, "how nice." And then her courage rose.
Chapter 7 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “And then her courage rose.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!”
plural of “story” — 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 “LONG STORIES TO TELL.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.”
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 “She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.”
In this reading “LONG STORIES TO TELL.”
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 IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then her courage rose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading And then her courage rose.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
opinion or judgment
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O father!" she said, "how nice."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
and nothing more
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading LONG STORIES TO TELL.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "O father!" she said, "how nice."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O father!" she said, "how nice."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
and nothing more
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
above and across; more than
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And then her courage rose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O father!" she said, "how nice."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
plural of “story” — 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 LONG STORIES TO TELL.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
express in words
From this reading LONG STORIES TO TELL.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LONG STORIES TO TELL.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
at the time that
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading She had hoped for the money, she had tried to trust her father, but she was, nevertheless, wonderfully surprised when her hand closed over three dollars.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IF only I had a good picture of Nettie, so that you might see the radiant look in her eyes just then!
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