Chapter 4 of Our Winnie, and The Little Match Girl is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Our Winnie, and The Little Match Girl is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST ATTEMPT. The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her. She woke up wide with a smile and a start. “Mamma! Is it late?”
Chapter 4 of Our Winnie, and The Little Match Girl is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
intentionally conceived
From this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading ““Mamma!”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “She woke up wide with a smile and a start.”
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In this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “She woke up wide with a smile and a start.”
In this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
In this reading “The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.”
In this reading “THE FIRST ATTEMPT.”
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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 She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading THE FIRST ATTEMPT.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
intentionally conceived
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST ATTEMPT.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it late?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it late?”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Is it late?”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Mamma!
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
above and across; more than
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST ATTEMPT.
a special situation
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
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From this reading The next thing of which Winifred was conscious, was the bright sunlight streaming into the room, and her mother’s face bending anxiously over her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading She woke up wide with a smile and a start.
Chapter 4 of Our Winnie, and The Little Match Girl by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 4 holds 131 sentences of Our Winnie, and The Little Match Girl, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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