Chapter 4 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed. Tony was living with Guido. Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg. Each evening he had to help with the show. He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.
Chapter 4 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.”
past form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading “He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.”
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Tony was living with Guido.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.”
very small
From this reading “He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.”
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.
In this reading “TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.
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From this reading TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
past form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Each evening he had to help with the show.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tony was living with Guido.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each evening he had to help with the show.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each evening he had to help with the show.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Each evening he had to help with the show.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Tony was living with Guido.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Each evening he had to help with the show.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.
very small
From this reading He set the tiny stage and dusted the theatre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each day the Marionette Man sent him to the hotels to beg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tony was living with Guido.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading TONY AND THE BALILLA Several weeks passed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tony was living with Guido.
Chapter 4 of Little Tony of Italy by Madeline Brandeis holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 4 holds 141 sentences of Little Tony of Italy, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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