Chapter 15 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 15 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party. Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about. The noise they made was deafening. Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl. As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.
Chapter 15 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading “Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.”
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading “The noise they made was deafening.”
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading “Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.”
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.”
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
From this reading “Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.”
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading “Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.”
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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In this reading “Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.”
In this reading “As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.”
In this reading “TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.”
In this reading “Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.”
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 TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.
plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading The noise they made was deafening.
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The noise they made was deafening.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The noise they made was deafening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading As night came, however, the crows grew quieter.
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crows, descendants of the poet and the fairy, flew all about.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The noise they made was deafening.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TROMPKE TALKS It was a weird place to which Philippe led his little party.
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading Philippe was in a state of great excitement; and the screeching and yelling of the thousands of birds made his head whirl.
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Chapter 15 holds 105 sentences of Little Philippe of Belgium, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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