Chapter 11 of The Cricket is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Cricket is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother. "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them. "You've been asleep all day," said her mother. "We thought maybe you'd taken something." "Taken something?"
Chapter 11 of The Cricket is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “"You've been asleep all day," said her mother.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “"Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.”
by chance
From this reading “"We thought maybe you'd taken something."”
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading “When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 "You've been asleep all day," said her mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "You've been asleep all day," said her mother.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've been asleep all day," said her mother.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You've been asleep all day," said her mother.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
by chance
From this reading "We thought maybe you'd taken something."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've been asleep all day," said her mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We thought maybe you'd taken something."
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "We thought maybe you'd taken something."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh!" sighed Isabelle, as her eyes fell on them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "We thought maybe you'd taken something."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We thought maybe you'd taken something."
at the time that
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When she woke, it was to broad daylight, and the presence of her father and mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We thought maybe you'd taken something."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been asleep all day," said her mother.
Chapter 11 of The Cricket by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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