Chapter 6 of Lolla is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Lolla is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONSEQUENCE. LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why. She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute. "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself. "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
Chapter 6 of Lolla is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading “LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.”
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading “LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.”
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.”
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.”
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
From this reading “"It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “"It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “"I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.”
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 “LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.”
In this reading “She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “"It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading She fancied the pail grew heavier every minute.
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
on the contrary
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
express in words
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSEQUENCE.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading LOLLA walked along under the trees, feeling rather fretful and dissatisfied, though she could not exactly tell why.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder if that cover is on tight?" said she to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It wouldn't be very nice for the ice and salt to get into the porridge, or whatever it is.
Chapter 6 of Lolla by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 6 holds 221 sentences of Lolla, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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