Chapter 18 of Little Women is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Little Women is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see. “I don’t ask you to go alone. There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.” “Who, Sir?” stopping to listen. “Myself.”
Chapter 18 of Little Women is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.””
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading ““Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.”
hear with intention
From this reading ““Who, Sir?” stopping to listen.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.””
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading ““Who, Sir?” stopping to listen.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ““Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.”
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In this reading “There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.””
In this reading ““Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.”
In this reading ““Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
at or in or to any place
From this reading There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I don’t ask you to go alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t ask you to go alone.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
hear with intention
From this reading “Who, Sir?” stopping to listen.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Myself.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Who, Sir?” stopping to listen.
a person, without saying who
From this reading There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Who, Sir?” stopping to listen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
which person or people
From this reading “Who, Sir?” stopping to listen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah, but I didn’t mean to go alone!” and Laurie walked fast through the room with an expression which it was well his grandfather did not see.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There’s someone ready and glad to go with you, anywhere in the world.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t ask you to go alone.
Chapter 18 of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 18 holds 416 sentences of Little Women, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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