Chapter 5 of Princess Sarah, and Other Stories is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Princess Sarah, and Other Stories is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs. "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went. "We don’t like her, not any of us. She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody. She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
Chapter 5 of Princess Sarah, and Other Stories is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading “A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “"You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"”
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.”
on a floor above
From this reading “A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.”
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 “She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"”
In this reading “She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.”
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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 A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
(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 She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "We don’t like her, not any of us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don’t like her, not any of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
yet to be or coming
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
immediately past
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We don’t like her, not any of us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
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From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
a person, without saying who
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading She’s so mean; always telling tales about somebody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
a special situation
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
on a floor above
From this reading A TASTE OF THE FUTURE Thus bidden, Flossie took Sarah’s hand and led her upstairs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We don’t like her, not any of us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She got Johnnie slapped and sent off to bed last night; it was all spite--nasty old thing!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don’t like her, not any of us.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You won’t like Miss Clark," she remarked, as they went.
Chapter 5 of Princess Sarah, and Other Stories by John Strange Winter holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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