Chapter 7 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father. Anna hugged Tina. "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said. Her father sighed. Some day Anna would be a little mama herself.
Chapter 7 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.”
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.”
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.”
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “Anna hugged Tina.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Her father sighed.”
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In this reading “TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.”
In this reading “Some day Anna would be a little mama herself.”
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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 TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some day Anna would be a little mama herself.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day Anna would be a little mama herself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father sighed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some day Anna would be a little mama herself.
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Anna hugged Tina.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Her father sighed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day Anna would be a little mama herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna hugged Tina.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It must have been a little mama animal putting its babies to bed," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TONY AND ANNA "Did I hear a noise outside?" asked Anna's father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some day Anna would be a little mama herself.
Chapter 7 of Little Tony of Italy by Madeline Brandeis holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 7 holds 183 sentences of Little Tony of Italy, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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