Chapter 4 of Tales of a Poultry Farm is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Tales of a Poultry Farm is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-morning," said he. "Have you come here to stay?" "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock. "We always do what we like best." "Humph!" said the Shanghai Cock to himself.
Chapter 4 of Tales of a Poultry Farm is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “"We always do what we like best."”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"We always do what we like best."”
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “"We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Humph!" said the Shanghai Cock to himself.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.”
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
From this reading “"Humph!" said the Shanghai Cock to himself.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Have you come here to stay?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Have you come here to stay?"”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "We always do what we like best."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "We always do what we like best."
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading "Humph!" said the Shanghai Cock to himself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Have you come here to stay?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We always do what we like best."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you come here to stay?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good-morning," said he.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Have you come here to stay?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Humph!" said the Shanghai Cock to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph!" said the Shanghai Cock to himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-morning," said he.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
From this reading "Humph!" said the Shanghai Cock to himself.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Have you come here to stay?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have you come here to stay?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall stay if we like it," answered the Guinea-Cock.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We always do what we like best."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you come here to stay?"
Chapter 4 of Tales of a Poultry Farm by Clara Dillingham Pierson holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 489 sentences of Tales of a Poultry Farm, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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