Chapter 5 of Lolla is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lolla is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ICE-CREAM. "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt. "We have not had any for ever so long." "How long?" asked Aunt Delight. "Not since last week."
Chapter 5 of Lolla is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Not since last week."”
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 “"OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.”
In this reading “"Not since last week."”
In this reading “"We have not had any for ever so long."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "We have not had any for ever so long."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How long?" asked Aunt Delight.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
at any time
From this reading "We have not had any for ever so long."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We have not had any for ever so long."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
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From this reading "How long?" asked Aunt Delight.
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From this reading THE ICE-CREAM.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
immediately past
From this reading "Not since last week."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "We have not had any for ever so long."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We have not had any for ever so long."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
do one's shopping
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Not since last week."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We have not had any for ever so long."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ICE-CREAM.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have not had any for ever so long."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Not since last week."
in or at the place that
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "OH, Aunt Delight, do let us go in and have some ice-cream," said Lolla, as they came opposite a pleasant-looking shop on Washington Street, where she had several times been with her aunt.
Chapter 5 of Lolla by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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