Chapter 20 of Minnie is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of Minnie is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOUSEKEEPING. Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole. To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more. In the promised news she was disappointed! Alas! the mouse disappointed her in many things.
Chapter 20 of Minnie is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas! the mouse disappointed her in many things.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “In the promised news she was disappointed!”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.”
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading “HOUSEKEEPING.”
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 “To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.”
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.
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anew
In this reading “To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.”
In this reading “Alas! the mouse disappointed her in many things.”
In this reading “To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.”
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 to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! the mouse disappointed her in many things.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
dearly loved
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading In the promised news she was disappointed!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
in a willing manner
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading HOUSEKEEPING.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
set down according to a plan
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Alas! the mouse disappointed her in many things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
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 To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
information about recent and important events
From this reading In the promised news she was disappointed!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
on one occasion
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading In the promised news she was disappointed!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the promised news she was disappointed!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Minnie gladly followed the mouse into his hole.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Alas! the mouse disappointed her in many things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
which person or people
From this reading To see some one who had been in her dear lost home, was almost as good as to feel her mother's gentle hand laid on her head once more.
Chapter 20 of Minnie by C. S. (Caroline Snowden) Guild holds 31 sentences, grouped into 7 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 20 holds 31 sentences of Minnie, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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