Chapter 4 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They also eat snails," said her father. "I have a snail farm," said Aristide. "You never saw such interesting little animals. They are so intelligent. If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
Chapter 4 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"You never saw such interesting little animals.”
take in solid food
From this reading “"They also eat snails," said her father.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"I have a snail farm," said Aristide.”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “They are so intelligent.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “"You never saw such interesting little animals.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."”
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading “"I have a snail farm," said Aristide.”
plural of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading “"They also eat snails," said her father.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"You never saw such interesting little animals.”
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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 "I have a snail farm," said Aristide.
in addition
From this reading "They also eat snails," said her father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "You never saw such interesting little animals.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are so intelligent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a snail farm," said Aristide.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
take in solid food
From this reading "They also eat snails," said her father.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "I have a snail farm," said Aristide.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "They also eat snails," said her father.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a snail farm," said Aristide.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "They also eat snails," said her father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a snail farm," said Aristide.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading They are so intelligent.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading "You never saw such interesting little animals.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You never saw such interesting little animals.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "You never saw such interesting little animals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They also eat snails," said her father.
cut with a saw
From this reading "You never saw such interesting little animals.
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading "I have a snail farm," said Aristide.
plural of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading "They also eat snails," said her father.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are so intelligent.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You never saw such interesting little animals.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They also eat snails," said her father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You never saw such interesting little animals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you're kind to them they come and eat out of your hand."
Chapter 4 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by William John Locke holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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