Chapter 5 of Tattle-tales of Cupid is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tattle-tales of Cupid is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it. _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you! _Dennis._ Why is Helen like a “P. & O.” steamer? _Helen (indignantly)._ I’m not!
Chapter 5 of Tattle-tales of Cupid is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “_Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “_Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “_Dennis._ Why is Helen like a “P.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “_Helen (indignantly)._ I’m not!”
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading “_Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “& O.” steamer?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “_Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “_Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!”
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 “_Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.”
In this reading “_Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!”
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 _Dennis._ Why is Helen like a “P.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Helen (indignantly)._ I’m not!
in an indignant manner
From this reading _Helen (indignantly)._ I’m not!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Dennis._ Why is Helen like a “P.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
immediately past
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Dennis._ Why is Helen like a “P.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
engage in
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading & O.” steamer?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _Dennis._ Why is Helen like a “P.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading & O.” steamer?
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dennis (jumping and looking at his hand)._ Not the least doubt of it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Dennis._ Why is Helen like a “P.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Helen._ Make the most of it, boys: it’s the last time our tea will be sweet to you!
Chapter 5 of Tattle-tales of Cupid by Paul Leicester Ford holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 5 holds 390 sentences of Tattle-tales of Cupid, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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