Chapter 7 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOST FLY. Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one. At first her heart had swollen with rage. Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock. And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.
Chapter 7 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.”
exhale hard
From this reading “Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “THE LOST FLY.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “At first her heart had swollen with rage.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “At first her heart had swollen with rage.”
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 Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.
exhale hard
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading THE LOST FLY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
the act of departing
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
and nothing more
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST FLY.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
on one occasion
From this reading And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
From this reading Anger had set her going, just as a blow from a battledoor sends off a shuttlecock.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading And, once being started, the poor little shuttlecock couldn't stop.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST FLY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now we must go back and see what has become of the little one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first her heart had swollen with rage.
Chapter 7 of Little Folks Astray by Sophie May holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 122 sentences of Little Folks Astray, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Little Folks Astray by Sophie May exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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