Chapter 5 of Sammie and Susie Littletail is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sammie and Susie Littletail is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!" At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands. "That is a fine wish!" she cried. "It will come true, and stay so. But the others----" and she shook her head sorrowfully.
Chapter 5 of Sammie and Susie Littletail is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “"I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"”
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “"I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “But the others----" and she shook her head sorrowfully.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"It will come true, and stay so.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"”
very small
From this reading “At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.”
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 "That is a fine wish!" she cried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It will come true, and stay so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the others----" and she shook her head sorrowfully.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It will come true, and stay so.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "That is a fine wish!" she cried.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "That is a fine wish!" she cried.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But the others----" and she shook her head sorrowfully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is a fine wish!" she cried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will come true, and stay so.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the others----" and she shook her head sorrowfully.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That is a fine wish!" she cried.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But the others----" and she shook her head sorrowfully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It will come true, and stay so.
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading But the others----" and she shook her head sorrowfully.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "It will come true, and stay so.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
very small
From this reading At that the fairy clapped her tiny hands.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "It will come true, and stay so.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will come true, and stay so.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wish I could find my ring with the blue stone!"
Chapter 5 of Sammie and Susie Littletail by Howard Roger Garis holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 398 sentences of Sammie and Susie Littletail, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Sammie and Susie Littletail by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 167 minutes of reading across 402 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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