Chapter 3 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach. Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose. Philippe felt himself almost a man now. If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone! Ah, that would be heaven, indeed.
Chapter 3 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.”
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading “PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.”
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!”
the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
From this reading “PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.”
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
From this reading “PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.”
produce buds, branches, or germinate
From this reading “PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.”
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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an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
In this reading “PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.”
reside temporarily
In this reading “Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.”
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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 PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, that would be heaven, indeed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Philippe felt himself almost a man now.
Having no one else present.
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah, that would be heaven, indeed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Philippe felt himself almost a man now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
the act of departing
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Ah, that would be heaven, indeed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Philippe felt himself almost a man now.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Ah, that would be heaven, indeed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Philippe felt himself almost a man now.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
and nothing more
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
above and across; more than
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
produce buds, branches, or germinate
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Mother had to stay at home with Baby Rose.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah, that would be heaven, indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If only Emile would stay at home and let him drive the dogs alone!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading PAPA POMME'S SURPRISE For over a year now Philippe, the little Brussels Sprout, had been going to the market place with Emile Spinach.
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