Chapter 6 of Nine Little Goslings is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Nine Little Goslings is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another. "What a stupid girl that is! I could tell her which way to go. Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by. Why doesn't she see it and follow?
Chapter 6 of Nine Little Goslings is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Why doesn't she see it and follow?”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “"Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “"What a stupid girl that is!”
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 "What a stupid girl that is!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
the short weak cry of a young bird
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
a young female
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
express in words
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
Chapter 6 of Nine Little Goslings by Susan Coolidge holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 422 sentences of Nine Little Goslings, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Nine Little Goslings by Susan Coolidge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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