Chapter 7 of The flying carpet is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The flying carpet is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.” “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet. Can you, my dear nurse?” She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work. And this is the way that good children talk.
Chapter 7 of The flying carpet is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading ““I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “And this is the way that good children talk.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Can you, my dear nurse?””
a light shade of red
From this reading “She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ““Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.””
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “And this is the way that good children talk.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is the way that good children talk.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
any thing at all
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
for the reason that
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you, my dear nurse?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading And this is the way that good children talk.
dearly loved
From this reading Can you, my dear nurse?”
at any time
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is the way that good children talk.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Can you, my dear nurse?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Can you, my dear nurse?”
a light shade of red
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I cannot see,” said Freda, “why any child should ever be anything but quiet.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And this is the way that good children talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And this is the way that good children talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is the way that good children talk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And this is the way that good children talk.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She was good now, you see, because the pink medicine was beginning to work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you, my dear nurse?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Miss Freda,” she said; “how quiet you’ve been.”
Chapter 7 of The flying carpet by Cynthia, Lady [Editor] Asquith holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 7 holds 388 sentences of The flying carpet, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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