Chapter 4 of South American Jungle Tales is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of South American Jungle Tales is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings! We know what they have done! The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings! Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!" At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
Chapter 4 of South American Jungle Tales is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading “Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!”
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"”
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!”
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.”
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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In this reading “At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.”
In this reading “At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.”
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 Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
(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 The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading We know what they have done!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We know what they have done!
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know what they have done!
staying power
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
be standing; be upright
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The flamingoes have been killing brothers of ours, and they are wearing their skins as stockings!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those pretty legs each stand for the murder of a coral snake!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading At this uproar, the flamingoes took fright and tried to fly away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We know what they have done!
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading The cry was taken up by all the snakes: "They are not wearing stockings!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We know what they have done!
Chapter 4 of South American Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of South American Jungle Tales, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of South American Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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