Chapter 16 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries. Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels. Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by. There is also another child. That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
Chapter 16 of Little Philippe of Belgium is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading “Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.”
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.”
plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading “Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.”
considered individually
From this reading “A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.”
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading “Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.”
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.”
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 “Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.”
In this reading “Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.”
In this reading “A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.”
In this reading “Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.”
attend as a visitor
In this reading “Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.”
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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 A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
anew
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
in addition
From this reading There is also another child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There is also another child.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
a youthful male person
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
a young person of either sex
From this reading There is also another child.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is also another child.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
on one occasion
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
considered individually
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
be seated
From this reading Now once again Philippe and Rose sit in the market place of Brussels.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is also another child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A NEW SONG The two gentlemen have gone back to their respective countries.
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
during the time that
From this reading Once again the little boy sells his mother's vegetables, while the pretty baby sings to the passers-by.
which person or people
From this reading That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That other is Zelie, who now lives with them.
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