Chapter 3 of Little Stories of Married Life is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Little Stories of Married Life is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner. “You mustn’t talk like that. Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise. They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.” “Miss Candy is awful pretty!” said the bounding Loulou.
Chapter 3 of Little Stories of Married Life is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading ““Miss Candy is awful pretty!” said the bounding Loulou.”
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ““Miss Candy is awful pretty!” said the bounding Loulou.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.””
first in order of birth
From this reading ““For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading ““For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading ““For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.”
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.
be restored
In this reading “They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.””
In this reading ““For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.”
In this reading ““For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.”
In this reading ““For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.”
In this reading “They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Miss Candy is awful pretty!” said the bounding Loulou.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Miss Candy is awful pretty!” said the bounding Loulou.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
dearly loved
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
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From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
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From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
first in order of birth
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
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From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
a young female
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Miss Candy is awful pretty!” said the bounding Loulou.
and nothing more
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You mustn’t talk like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
engage in
From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
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 “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mustn’t talk like that.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Miss Candy is awful pretty!” said the bounding Loulou.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ethel and Edith, don’t make so much noise.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “You mustn’t talk like that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You mustn’t talk like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
up to a particular time
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They can’t go to bed, father dear, until Ann comes back; she’s just gone to the village for something Miss Candy wanted.”
which person or people
From this reading “For shame, Loulou!” said the eldest girl, Christine, who had her mother’s own gentle manner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mustn’t talk like that.
Chapter 3 of Little Stories of Married Life by Mary Stewart Cutting holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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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