Chapter 7 of More about Pixie is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of More about Pixie is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, no, quite a mistake. You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly. "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up. What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?" Viva reflected deeply.
Chapter 7 of More about Pixie is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.”
give encouragement to
From this reading “"I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"”
full of life and energy
From this reading “What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “"I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"”
an examination conducted by spoken communication
From this reading “Viva reflected deeply.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "No, no, quite a mistake.
(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 "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
give encouragement to
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Viva reflected deeply.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
agreeably diverting
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
a small worthless amount
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
full of life and energy
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "No, no, quite a mistake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, quite a mistake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "No, no, quite a mistake.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Viva reflected deeply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have been out all day, and am tired and sleepy, so you must do something to cheer me up.
an examination conducted by spoken communication
From this reading Viva reflected deeply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What can you suggest, now, that would be really lively and entertaining?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must amuse me!" said Jack solemnly.
Chapter 7 of More about Pixie by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 410 sentences of More about Pixie, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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