Chapter 8 of Maida's Little Shop is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Maida's Little Shop is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was still raining when Maida got up the next day. It rained all the morning. She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring. Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop. Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
Chapter 8 of Maida's Little Shop is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.”
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading “It rained all the morning.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.”
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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 She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It rained all the morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
and nothing more
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It rained all the morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
on one occasion
From this reading Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
one of four equal parts
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading It rained all the morning.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
cut with a saw
From this reading Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
an educational institution
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
do one's shopping
From this reading Just before school began in the afternoon Rosie came into the shop.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maida saw at once that something had happened to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading She listened carefully at a quarter to twelve for the one-session bell but it did not ring.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
at the time that
From this reading It was still raining when Maida got up the next day.
Chapter 8 of Maida's Little Shop by Inez Haynes Gillmore holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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 343 sentences of Maida's Little Shop, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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