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Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Maya the Bee is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve. It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee. "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling. Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen. They are in danger.
Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Maya the Bee is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.”
possessive form of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “"Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.”
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading “"Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.”
a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
From this reading “"Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.”
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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 THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are in danger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
possessive form of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They are in danger.
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
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From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are in danger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
not any; not one
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
on one occasion
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Oh, I'm not much of an honor to my people and my queen.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
in the near future
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are in danger.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though she once more called to mind that she was a bee.
a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
showing sorrow
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Here I am weeping and wailing," she thought, "as if I had no brains and as if I were a weakling.
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading THE SENTINEL Soon, however, the little bee's despair yielded to a definite resolve.
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