Chapter 11 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody? The dream-music again. The little house changes. "George is home at last!" The party and supper which George had never heard about before. How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
Chapter 11 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “The little house changes.”
every person
From this reading “=ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"George is home at last!"”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “=ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “The party and supper which George had never heard about before.”
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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 “The party and supper which George had never heard about before.”
as might be expected
In this reading “How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_”
In this reading “The little house changes.”
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From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The party and supper which George had never heard about before.
anew
From this reading The dream-music again.
(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 How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The party and supper which George had never heard about before.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "George is home at last!"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The party and supper which George had never heard about before.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The little house changes.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dream-music again.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
every person
From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "George is home at last!"
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The party and supper which George had never heard about before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "George is home at last!"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The little house changes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "George is home at last!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
immediately past
From this reading "George is home at last!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little house changes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The party and supper which George had never heard about before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
an organization to gain political power
From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The party and supper which George had never heard about before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dream-music again.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
used to ask for information about something
From this reading =ANOTHER PARTY= 211 _What had become of everybody?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The party and supper which George had never heard about before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How each of the guests gave him a present, and the beautiful Queen gave him the best of all. "Of course, you've guessed it, too!"_
Chapter 11 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 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 11 holds 6 sentences of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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