Chapter 12 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"GRANNY." Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table. "Will you have oysters or scallops?" "What are scallops?" "They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.
Chapter 12 of Little Folks Astray is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “"They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"GRANNY."”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.”
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “"Will you have oysters or scallops?"”
plural of “scallop” — one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
From this reading “"Will you have oysters or scallops?"”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “"They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are scallops?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "GRANNY."
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Will you have oysters or scallops?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Will you have oysters or scallops?"
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading "Will you have oysters or scallops?"
plural of “scallop” — one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
From this reading "Will you have oysters or scallops?"
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Aunt Madge seated her four guests at a little table.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are a sort of fish; taste a little like oysters.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are scallops?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you have oysters or scallops?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you have oysters or scallops?"
Chapter 12 of Little Folks Astray by Sophie May holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 12 holds 178 sentences of Little Folks Astray, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Little Folks Astray by Sophie May exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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