Chapter 4 of Little Prudy's Sister Susy is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Little Prudy's Sister Susy is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUSY'S WINGS. Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high. Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself. "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day." "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
Chapter 4 of Little Prudy's Sister Susy is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “SUSY'S WINGS.”
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(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 "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
next to; at the side of
From this reading Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
express in speech
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSY'S WINGS.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
precisely as stated
From this reading Susy awoke next morning very much surprised to find the sun so high.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prudy was lying beside her, talking to herself.
(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 "I don't feel very well," said the child; "but I'm pleasant; I mean to be good all day."
at the time that
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading SUSY'S WINGS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you speak to me?" cried Susy, springing out of bed, "when you knew how I couldn't wait to see my present?"
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