Chapter 4 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY. Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain. Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question. How was one to find out? People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.
Chapter 4 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.”
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
react verbally
From this reading People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading How was one to find out?
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How was one to find out?
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
and nothing more
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
no person; not anyone
From this reading People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How was one to find out?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People enough to inquire of, but nobody to answer.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DOTTY HAVING HER OWN WAY.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether she had turned to the right, or to the left, or had merely gone straight on, fallen down, and been trampled on, that was the question.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Fly was out of sight; that was certain.
Chapter 4 of Little Folks Astray by Sophie May holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 4 holds 142 sentences of Little Folks Astray, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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