Chapter 5 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON ALL-FOURS. POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after. By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten. But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment. It was morning.
Chapter 5 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.”
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.”
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In this reading “POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.”
In this reading “By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.”
In this reading “By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.”
In this reading “But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.”
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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 But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
later than; following
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON ALL-FOURS.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
at any time
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON ALL-FOURS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
not in physical motion
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
precisely as stated
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POLLIO was better next day, and still better the day after.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading By the time his father came home he was feeling as well as ever, and the sad affair was almost forgotten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, alas! a week after the accident Pollio was seized with a very strange ailment.
Chapter 5 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories by Sophie May holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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