Chapter 23 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start. "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage. Why didn't you tell me that at first? It makes all the difference.' And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.
Chapter 23 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “It makes all the difference.'”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “_Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.”
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading “"And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “_Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.”
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.
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sleeping deeply
In this reading “And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.”
In this reading “_Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
(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 It makes all the difference.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
in a state of sleep
From this reading And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading It makes all the difference.'
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
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 _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading And so ... and so...." the giant had fallen fast asleep.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes all the difference.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
not any; not one
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
above and across; more than
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
express in words
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so the princess said to the prince: 'I had no idea it was a _golden_ sausage.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading _Over the Hills and Far Away_ GEORGE woke with a start.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why didn't you tell me that at first?
Chapter 23 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 23 holds 118 sentences of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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