Chapter 4 of The Little Angel, and Other Stories is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Little Angel, and Other Stories is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.” Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall. Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else. “Would you like to be a clown? Motley with bells.”
Chapter 4 of The Little Angel, and Other Stories is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.”
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Motley with bells.””
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading ““Would you like to be a clown?”
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “Motley with bells.””
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading ““Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.””
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.”
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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enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
In this reading “Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.”
In this reading “Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.”
In this reading “Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
from appearances alone
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Would you like to be a clown?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Motley with bells.”
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading “Would you like to be a clown?
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else.
put on clothes
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Would you like to be a clown?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Motley with bells.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Getting out of this costume, I asked for something else.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Give me the dress of a Spanish grandee.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would you like to be a clown?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
precisely as stated
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Apparently this grandee had been very tall, for I was altogether swallowed up in his dress, and felt there as absolutely alone as though I had been in a wide, empty hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Motley with bells.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you like to be a clown?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you like to be a clown?
Chapter 4 of The Little Angel, and Other Stories by Leonid Andreyev holds 466 sentences, grouped into 94 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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