Chapter X of Little Friend Lydia, “Robin Hill,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X
Chapter X of Little Friend Lydia, “Robin Hill,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag. “I’m going away,” thought Lydia. “Where am I going? And what will become of Roger?” As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
Chapter X of Little Friend Lydia, “Robin Hill,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.”
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.”
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.
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Where am I going?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I’m going away,” thought Lydia.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And what will become of Roger?”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going away,” thought Lydia.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Where am I going?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going away,” thought Lydia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “I’m going away,” thought Lydia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
come together
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what will become of Roger?”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And what will become of Roger?”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I’m going away,” thought Lydia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Blake came down the road to meet them, and in his hand he carried Lydia’s little traveling-bag.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading As Mr. Blake drew nearer he smiled and waved the bag in the air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what will become of Roger?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where am I going?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And what will become of Roger?”
Chapter 10 of Little Friend Lydia by Ethel Calvert Phillips holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 10 holds 138 sentences of Little Friend Lydia, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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