Chapter 5 of The Cricket is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Cricket is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"B-r-e-e-c-h-e-s. What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder. "This is private," she said, and wrote:
Chapter 5 of The Cricket is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “"This is private," she said, and wrote:”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"This is private," she said, and wrote:”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This is private," she said, and wrote:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "B-r-e-e-c-h-e-s.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is private," she said, and wrote:
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
above and across; more than
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "This is private," she said, and wrote:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is private," she said, and wrote:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is private," she said, and wrote:
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is private," she said, and wrote:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "This is private," she said, and wrote:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you saying about them?" he inquired, coming to look over her shoulder.
Chapter 5 of The Cricket by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of The Cricket, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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