Chapter 3 of The Christmas Angel is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Christmas Angel is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys. Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs. "The Flanton Dog!" she said. "Well, I vow! I had forgotten all about him.
Chapter 3 of The Christmas Angel is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.”
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.”
staying power
From this reading “Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.”
past form of “rummage” — search haphazardly
From this reading “THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.”
in a confused mass
From this reading “THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.”
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “"Well, I vow!”
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.”
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 THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had forgotten all about him.
(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 I had forgotten all about him.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I had forgotten all about him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had forgotten all about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had forgotten all about him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I vow!
staying power
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
past form of “rummage” — search haphazardly
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The Flanton Dog!" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
in a confused mass
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading THE FLANTON DOG She returned to the play box by the fire, and rummaged for a few minutes among the tangled toys.
make a vow; promise
From this reading "Well, I vow!
(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 "Well, I vow!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading Then with something like a chuckle she drew out a soft, pale creature with four wobbly legs.
Chapter 3 of The Christmas Angel by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 42 sentences, grouped into 9 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 3 holds 42 sentences of The Christmas Angel, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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