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Pappina, the Little Wanderer
Pappina, the Little Wanderer

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Pappina, the Little Wanderer is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.
She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.
It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.
"He said I was no better than his puppets.
I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.
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Pappina, the Little Wanderer

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Pappina, the Little Wanderer is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.
Line 2
She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.
Line 3
It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.
/ɪt hɜːrt hɜːr ðæt hiː hæd fɔːrst hɜːr tuː sɪŋ ənd dæns fɔːr hɜːr fuːd ənd ðen hæd ˈskoʊldɪd hɜːr fɔːr hɜːr læk ʌv ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/
Line 4
"He said I was no better than his puppets.
/hiː sed aɪ wɑːz noʊ ˈbetər ðæn hɪz ˈpʌpəts/
Line 5
I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.
/aɪ heɪt hɪm ʃiː ˈmʌtərd tuː hərˈself æz ʃiː trʌdʒd əˈlɔːŋ ɪn ðə ˈɡroʊɪŋ dʌsk/

Learner Dictionary

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.

animation noun US /ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/

the condition of living or the state of being alive

From this reading “It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.”

dusk noun US /dʌsk/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading “I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.”

furthermore adverb US /ˈfɜːrðərmɔːr/

in addition

From this reading “She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.”

lame noun US /leɪm/

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading “She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.”

puppets noun US /ˈpʌpəts/

plural of “puppet” — a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

From this reading “"He said I was no better than his puppets.”

scolded verb US /ˈskoʊldɪd/

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading “It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.”

trudged verb US /trʌdʒd/

past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From this reading “I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.”

unaccustomed adjective US /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/

unusual or unfamiliar

From this reading “AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

trudged along verb + particle counted as “trudge along”

In this reading “I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.”

growing dusk noun + noun

In this reading “I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.”

long walks adjective + noun counted as “long walk”

In this reading “AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.”

All words in this reading · 54

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.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

animationnounUS /ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/

the condition of living or the state of being alive

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "He said I was no better than his puppets.

CAVA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

dancenounUS /dæns/

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

dusknounUS /dʌsk/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

fleshnounUS /fleʃ/

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

furthermoreadverbUS /ˈfɜːrðərmɔːr/

in addition

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

Guiseppe's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

hatenounUS /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "He said I was no better than his puppets.

hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "He said I was no better than his puppets.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

lacknounUS /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

lamenounUS /leɪm/

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "He said I was no better than his puppets.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

Pappina

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

puppetsnounUS /ˈpʌpəts/

plural of “puppet” — a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

From this reading "He said I was no better than his puppets.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "He said I was no better than his puppets.

scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

singverbUS /sɪŋ/

deliver by singing

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "He said I was no better than his puppets.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It hurt her that he had forced her to sing and dance for her food, and then had scolded her for her lack of animation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/

past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From this reading I hate him!" she muttered to herself as she trudged along in the growing dusk.

unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/

unusual or unfamiliar

From this reading AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

unkindnessnoun

lack of sympathy

From this reading She felt lame, her flesh was sore, and furthermore she could not forget Guiseppe's unkindness.

walksnounUS /wɔːks/

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading AT CAVA Pappina was unaccustomed to long walks.

Chapter 5 of Pappina, the Little Wanderer by Katherine Wallace, -1934 Davis holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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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Chapter 5 holds 311 sentences of Pappina, the Little Wanderer, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.

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