Chapter XXXIII of Little Snap the Postboy, “The Gathering Storm,” is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXIII
Chapter XXXIII of Little Snap the Postboy, “The Gathering Storm,” is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes. "I found you, Dix," he said. "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy." "What has happened, Sammy?" "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
Chapter XXXIII of Little Snap the Postboy, “The Gathering Storm,” is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.”
demanding attention
From this reading “"I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.”
United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)
From this reading “"I found you, Dix," he said.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “"I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"What has happened, Sammy?"”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."”
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 It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
(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 know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
eagerly desirous
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
demanding attention
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)
From this reading "I found you, Dix," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
set up or found
From this reading "I found you, Dix," he said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What has happened, Sammy?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has happened, Sammy?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I found you, Dix," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I found you, Dix," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know just what it is, Dix; but mother has been crying all the afternoon.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I found you, Dix," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What has happened, Sammy?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed a long time to the anxious postboy before his brother opened his eyes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened, Sammy?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I told mother I would if she would let me go on Fairy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I found you, Dix," he said.
Chapter 33 of Little Snap the Postboy by George Waldo Browne holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 33 holds 85 sentences of Little Snap the Postboy, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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