Chapter 10 of My Little Sister is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of My Little Sister is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration. He is the stuff of the _devot_, she said. In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint. I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time. I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
Chapter 10 of My Little Sister is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
From this reading “I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.”
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
From this reading “In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.”
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.”
a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
From this reading “THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.”
plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.”
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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keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.”
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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 In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
how long something has existed
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is the stuff of the _devot_, she said.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the stuff of the _devot_, she said.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is the stuff of the _devot_, she said.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is the stuff of the _devot_, she said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the stuff of the _devot_, she said.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading He is the stuff of the _devot_, she said.
plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I liked better to think of him in one of his boyish moods, helping us to re-stock our aquarium.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BUNGALOW My mother said this was the New Consecration.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was thankful the temptations, in these directions, were slight for people of our time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In another age he would have been a great ascetic, or a saint.
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