Chapter 16 of Minnie is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Minnie is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SQUIRREL'S TEAM. After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more. She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed. She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her. She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
Chapter 16 of Minnie is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
shining intensely
From this reading “She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.”
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading “She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed.”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading “She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.”
mix together different elements
From this reading “She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “THE SQUIRREL'S TEAM.”
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.
anew
In this reading “After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.”
In this reading “She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
shining intensely
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed.
take in liquids
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
start firing a weapon
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
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 After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
mix together different elements
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
on one occasion
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUIRREL'S TEAM.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading THE SQUIRREL'S TEAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRREL'S TEAM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She longed for the blazing fire in her mother's room, and the warm, pleasant drink her mother could mix for her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the long sky-journey, Minnie was glad to reach her home in the elm once more.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading She was weary, wet, cold, and disappointed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She longed to hear Frank's merry voice, and to see baby Allie with her golden curls.
Chapter 16 of Minnie by C. S. (Caroline Snowden) Guild holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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 16 holds 53 sentences of Minnie, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Minnie by C. S. (Caroline Snowden) Guild exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 53 sentences, grouped into 11 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Minnie, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
