Chapter 4 of Snow-White is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Snow-White is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ASKING QUESTIONS. "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child. They were sitting at breakfast the next morning. To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity. "How many?" repeated the man, absently.
Chapter 4 of Snow-White is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “ASKING QUESTIONS.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.”
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “"How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “ASKING QUESTIONS.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.”
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In this reading “They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.”
In this reading “To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.”
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in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading "How many?" repeated the man, absently.
(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 To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading ASKING QUESTIONS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
a person who is markedly small
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
at any time
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
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From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "How many?" repeated the man, absently.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.
not any; not one
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
above and across; more than
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading ASKING QUESTIONS.
recurring again and again
From this reading "How many?" repeated the man, absently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting at breakfast the next morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To look at the child, no one would have thought she had ever been sleepy in her life; she was twinkling all over with eagerness and curiosity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How many birds have you got, dwarf?" asked the child.
Chapter 4 of Snow-White by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 4 holds 212 sentences of Snow-White, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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