Chapter 5 of My New Home is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of My New Home is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight. I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head. Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder. I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased. 'Is that a nice lady, grandmamma?'
Chapter 5 of My New Home is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “'Is that a nice lady, grandmamma?'”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.”
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In this reading “NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.”
seek information from
In this reading “I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.”
In this reading “I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.”
In this reading “NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.”
at or within a reasonable distance for seeing
In this reading “NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.”
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 NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
later than; following
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is that a nice lady, grandmamma?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'Is that a nice lady, grandmamma?'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
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 NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'Is that a nice lady, grandmamma?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
above and across; more than
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
cut with a saw
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
having a supporting base
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt quite strange, almost a little dazed, as if I had more than I could manage to think over in my head.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I looked up at her, and I saw that her face seemed pleased.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW FRIENDS AND A PLAN I stood looking after it as long as it was in sight.
which person or people
From this reading Grandmamma, who was standing behind me, put her hand on my shoulder.
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