Chapter 3 of Stories and Story-telling is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Stories and Story-telling is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home. But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird. So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay. She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird. As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
Chapter 3 of Stories and Story-telling is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.”
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading “The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.”
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading “So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.”
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 “She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.”
In this reading “She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.”
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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 So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
possessive form of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
set down according to a plan
From this reading As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she did so she laid her hand on the bird’s heart.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
above and across; more than
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She carried this out into the dark passage and spread it over the poor bird.
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From this reading But that night Thumbelina could not sleep for thinking of the dead bird.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The mole now closed up the hole and escorted the ladies home.
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading So she got out of her bed and wove a soft blanket of hay.
Chapter 3 of Stories and Story-telling by Angela M. (Angela Mary) Keyes holds 435 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 3 holds 435 sentences of Stories and Story-telling, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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