Chapter 11 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started. Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way. "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked. Then poor little Anna's heart sank. She had given away her friend's secret!
Chapter 11 of Little Tony of Italy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “She had given away her friend's secret!”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Then poor little Anna's heart sank.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “She had given away her friend's secret!”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had given away her friend's secret!
placed in a grave
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
a female human offspring
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She had given away her friend's secret!
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had given away her friend's secret!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had given away her friend's secret!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then poor little Anna's heart sank.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had given away her friend's secret!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then poor little Anna's heart sank.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Then poor little Anna's heart sank.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Then poor little Anna's heart sank.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She had given away her friend's secret!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given away her friend's secret!
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then poor little Anna's heart sank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BURIED CITY Tony clutched Tina and started.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Anna's father looked at his daughter in a puzzled way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
which person or people
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who is Tony and what do you mean?" he asked.
Chapter 11 of Little Tony of Italy by Madeline Brandeis holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 11 holds 137 sentences of Little Tony of Italy, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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