Chapter 10 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent. This convent is different from most convents. It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house. These sisters have given up the life of the world. They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.
Chapter 10 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.”
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading “THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.”
plural of “convent” — a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading “This convent is different from most convents.”
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading “It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.”
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
From this reading “THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.”
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 “It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.”
In this reading “They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.”
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 It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
plural of “convent” — a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading This convent is different from most convents.
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading This convent is different from most convents.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This convent is different from most convents.
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading These sisters have given up the life of the world.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These sisters have given up the life of the world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This convent is different from most convents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading These sisters have given up the life of the world.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This convent is different from most convents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CITY OF SISTERS Philippe approached the great Convent of Ghent.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These sisters have given up the life of the world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They live their own lives in this City of Sisters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This convent is different from most convents.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading These sisters have given up the life of the world.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is like a little village where each sister has her own cosy house.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading These sisters have given up the life of the world.
Chapter 10 of Little Philippe of Belgium by Madeline Brandeis holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 114 sentences of Little Philippe of Belgium, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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