Chapter 9 of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The combat began. All the courtiers stood round them in a circle. The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it. She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on. The fight went off as well as possible.
Chapter 9 of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
From this reading “She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.”
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “The combat began.”
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading “All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.”
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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 All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
(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 All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fight went off as well as possible.
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From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The combat began.
a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading The combat began.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The fight went off as well as possible.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
intense and profound fear
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fight went off as well as possible.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The fight went off as well as possible.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The combat began.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All the courtiers stood round them in a circle.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The fight went off as well as possible.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The fight went off as well as possible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Princess still shut herself up in her tower, and would see nothing of it.
Chapter 9 of Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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