Chapter 8 of Nine Little Goslings is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Nine Little Goslings is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were. It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon. Come upstairs at once." "O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah. Mayn't we stay and finish?"
Chapter 8 of Nine Little Goslings is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Mayn't we stay and finish?"”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “"O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Mayn't we stay and finish?"”
on a floor above
From this reading “Come upstairs at once."”
showing curiosity
From this reading “"My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mayn't we stay and finish?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come upstairs at once."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come upstairs at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Mayn't we stay and finish?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mayn't we stay and finish?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah.
on one occasion
From this reading Come upstairs at once."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Mayn't we stay and finish?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is quite time that you should be dressed for the afternoon.
on a floor above
From this reading Come upstairs at once."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mayn't we stay and finish?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Mamma!--we're helping Dinah.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
in or at the place that
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
showing curiosity
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dears," she said, "I was wondering where you were.
Chapter 8 of Nine Little Goslings by Susan Coolidge holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 399 sentences of Nine Little Goslings, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Nine Little Goslings by Susan Coolidge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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