Chapter 8 of Maida's little house is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Maida's little house is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim. “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air. She marched into the library. “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.” She went on as though talking to herself.
Chapter 8 of Maida's little house is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.”
characterized by great determination
From this reading ““I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “She marched into the library.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “She marched into the library.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ““There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.””
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading ““I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.”
travel through water
From this reading “NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.”
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.
a wind that blows from the north
In this reading ““There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.””
a prolonged period of time
In this reading ““There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.””
In this reading “She marched into the library.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “She went on as though talking to herself.”
In this reading “NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.”
In this reading “She marched into the library.”
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 NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went on as though talking to herself.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
characterized by great determination
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
apart from; not including
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She went on as though talking to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She marched into the library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading She marched into the library.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
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 “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading She marched into the library.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went on as though talking to herself.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She marched into the library.
travel through water
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
carry out
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She went on as though talking to herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She went on as though talking to herself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went on as though talking to herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
at the time that
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “There’s a book here I haven’t read for a long time, _At the Back of the North Wind_.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I feel like reading,” Maida said with a determined air.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading NIGHT The women were too busy to take any notice of the children when they returned except to ask them if they had a good swim.
Chapter 8 of Maida's little house by Inez Haynes Gillmore holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 8 holds 68 sentences of Maida's little house, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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