Chapter 16 of Little Susy's Little Servants is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Little Susy's Little Servants is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How many miles a day do you walk?" Nurse asked Robbie. "Do you know?" Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again. "How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.
Chapter 16 of Little Susy's Little Servants is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"How many miles a day do you walk?"”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Nurse asked Robbie.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"How many miles a day do you walk?"”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.”
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.”
In this reading “Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.”
In this reading “"How many miles a day do you walk?"”
In this reading “Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.”
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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 "How many miles a day do you walk?"
anew
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Nurse asked Robbie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "How many miles a day do you walk?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How many miles a day do you walk?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many miles a day do you walk?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many miles a day do you walk?"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "How many miles a day do you walk?"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Nurse asked Robbie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nurse asked Robbie.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
in the near future
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
not in physical motion
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
express a supposition
From this reading "How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robbie smiled, and stood still for a minute, to think, but soon ran away again.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "How many miles a day do you walk?"
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "How many miles do you suppose he walks, Nursey?" asked Susy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How many miles a day do you walk?"
Chapter 16 of Little Susy's Little Servants by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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 16 holds 44 sentences of Little Susy's Little Servants, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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