Chapter 10 of Little Miss Weezy is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Little Miss Weezy is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIRTHDAY DRIVE. The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it. Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper. Ellen Nolan was not now at Mrs. Rowe's. She was attending a primary school.
Chapter 10 of Little Miss Weezy is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “She was attending a primary school.”
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “THE BIRTHDAY DRIVE.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “THE BIRTHDAY DRIVE.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.”
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
From this reading “She was attending a primary school.”
an educational institution
From this reading “She was attending a primary school.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.”
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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decorated cake served at a birthday party
In this reading “Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.”
In this reading “The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.”
In this reading “Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.”
In this reading “The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.”
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 Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen Nolan was not now at Mrs. Rowe's.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She was attending a primary school.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY DRIVE.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY DRIVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen Nolan was not now at Mrs. Rowe's.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
a social unit living together
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen Nolan was not now at Mrs. Rowe's.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ellen Nolan was not now at Mrs. Rowe's.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ellen Nolan was not now at Mrs. Rowe's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
From this reading She was attending a primary school.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen Nolan was not now at Mrs. Rowe's.
an educational institution
From this reading She was attending a primary school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was attending a primary school.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Mrs. Nye had made her little daughter a birthday cake, and invited Weezy to supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRTHDAY DRIVE.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
a late time of life
From this reading The day Weezy was four years old, Kisty Nye was five,--quite old enough to be called Christine, if the family had thought about it.
Chapter 10 of Little Miss Weezy by Penn Shirley holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 100 sentences of Little Miss Weezy, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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