Chapter 12 of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPAIN. "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next? A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at. Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people? Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
Chapter 12 of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?”
a young female
From this reading “Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “"Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?”
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading “SPAIN.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?”
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 A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
anew
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
a young female
From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading SPAIN.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shall it be Spain, and shall it be among the poor people?
in or at that place or location
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I think I should be where there is a little lady girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Suppose now I go to sleep again; what should I like to see next?
in or at the place that
From this reading A sunny place, I think, where there is sea to look at.
Chapter 12 of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 32 sentences of Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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