Chapter 4 of The Fairy Ring is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Fairy Ring is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He now became furious, and called all his men. They came quicker than usual. The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms. "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King. They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.
Chapter 4 of The Fairy Ring is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.”
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading “The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “He now became furious, and called all his men.”
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.”
more quickly
From this reading “They came quicker than usual.”
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading “The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.”
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.
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In this reading “He now became furious, and called all his men.”
In this reading “The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.”
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(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 He now became furious, and called all his men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came quicker than usual.
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.
the force of workers available
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He now became furious, and called all his men.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
more quickly
From this reading They came quicker than usual.
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They came quicker than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The courtiers bowed and scraped, and the soldiers stood at attention and presented arms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They stretched their necks, and stared and gaped.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came quicker than usual.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading They came quicker than usual.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you see the palace there?" screamed the King.
Chapter 4 of The Fairy Ring by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 403 sentences of The Fairy Ring, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Fairy Ring by Kate Douglas Smith [Editor] Wiggin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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