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Chapter 5 of Our Little Turkish Cousin is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him. "What did you see, papa? Please tell me all about it." "I went to walk with a friend. We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
Chapter 5 of Our Little Turkish Cousin is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.”
come together
From this reading “GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"What did you see, papa?”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please tell me all about it."”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"I went to walk with a friend.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.”
In this reading “We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I went to walk with a friend.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Please tell me all about it."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
(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 Please tell me all about it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
a youthful male person
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did you see, papa?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I went to walk with a friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Please tell me all about it."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
come together
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "What did you see, papa?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please tell me all about it."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "What did you see, papa?
express in words
From this reading Please tell me all about it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
up to a particular time
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "I went to walk with a friend.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wandered on and on until we came to a large field near the city walls.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I went to walk with a friend.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you see, papa?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GIPSIES "I WISH you had been with me this afternoon, Osman," said his father, as his little boy ran to meet him.
Chapter 5 of Our Little Turkish Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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