Chapter XVIII of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated), “To the Rescue!,” is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated), “To the Rescue!,” is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice. “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!” “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie. “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up? But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
Chapter XVIII of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated), “To the Rescue!,” is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading “But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.””
in the past
From this reading “But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.””
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading ““Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.”
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading ““The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!””
pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
From this reading ““The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!””
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading ““The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!””
ready to fall asleep
From this reading ““It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.”
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rise to one's feet
In this reading ““Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?”
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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 “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
in the past
From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
and nothing more
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
and nothing more
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
Chapter 18 of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated) by Lewis Carroll holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 18 holds 161 sentences of Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (Illustrated), unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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