Chapter 8 of Little Jeanne of France is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Little Jeanne of France is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school. There could not possibly have been a happier skip. There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed. But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her. Something said to her, "She is not really happy.
Chapter 8 of Little Jeanne of France is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “There could not possibly have been a happier skip.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.”
by chance
From this reading “There could not possibly have been a happier skip.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.”
bypass
From this reading “There could not possibly have been a happier skip.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.”
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 “THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.”
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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 There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Something said to her, "She is not really happy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something said to her, "She is not really happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
and nothing more
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.
by chance
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Something said to her, "She is not really happy.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Something said to her, "She is not really happy.
an educational institution
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
bypass
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier little face than the one Auntie Sue had just kissed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could not possibly have been a happier skip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE GUIGNOL Auntie Sue watched Jeanne as she skipped along to school.
but in spite of that
From this reading But yet as Jeanne turned the corner, Auntie Sue felt something sad inside of her.
Chapter 8 of Little Jeanne of France by Madeline Brandeis 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 8 holds 122 sentences of Little Jeanne of France, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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