Chapter 11 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLLIO MAKES UP HIS MIND. BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy. He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him. As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care? Smart carriage to break so easy as that!
Chapter 11 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 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.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Smart carriage to break so easy as that!”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?”
be the source of pain
From this reading “He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Smart carriage to break so easy as that!”
plural of “thistle” — any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading “He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.”
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 “As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?”
form or compose
In this reading “POLLIO MAKES UP HIS MIND.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
terminate
From this reading Smart carriage to break so easy as that!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Smart carriage to break so easy as that!
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading POLLIO MAKES UP HIS MIND.
a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
be the source of pain
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading POLLIO MAKES UP HIS MIND.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading POLLIO MAKES UP HIS MIND.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLIO MAKES UP HIS MIND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Smart carriage to break so easy as that!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Smart carriage to break so easy as that!
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Smart carriage to break so easy as that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
plural of “thistle” — any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading POLLIO MAKES UP HIS MIND.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUT Pollio’s conscience was not easy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he flew from barrel to hay-mow, and from hay-mow to hogshead, he kept talking to himself in this way:— “Poh! what do I care?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He danced about as if the barn-floor were covered with thistles and every step hurt him.
Chapter 11 of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories by Sophie May holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 11 holds 139 sentences of Little Pitchers: Flaxie Frizzle Stories, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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